At about 5pm we begin what will amount to 32 hours of continuous travel as we return to the US. Here we fly over a reef with the smallest beach island I have ever seen.

We finish our excursion with a tour of this boat building yard. It never ceases to amaze me what you can fashion from wood with only the simplest of tools.

We cross the street and discover the textile markets.

The market bussles with activity and is almost exclusively used by the locals. Most tourist remain by the port and the overpriced souvenier shops.

The array of colors and textures is intoxicating and I could have easily spent hours seeking out photographic subjects.

The butcher shops left me seriously considering conversion to a vegetarian diet.

Having grown weary wandering the maze of streets yesterday, we hire a taxi to take us to various destinations. Here we visit the city market.

Crime can be a problem in Stonetown and the police make their presence felt everywhere.

We start the morning with a very nice breakfast on the roof top.

Nico and I walked for hours in search of a shop that sold ice cream, something we had both developed a hankering for. We returned empty handed only to find it on sale in the atrium of our hotel which features an open air pool right in the center.

Although other forms of commerce now dominate, the heritage of a dependance on the sea remains in evidence.

We spend the afternoon strolling through the streets and along the shoreline.

The hotel features a 4th floor roof top restaurant with great views of the city.

We depart Matembwe for Stonetown where we will spend our last night at the Dhow Palace. All our accommodations on Zanzibar have featured mosquito netting over the beds. Malaria rates are very high on the island.