portrait Subira in green

portrait Subira in green

"popped out, back soon, God willing"

Sign on shop door in swahili translates as "popped out, back soon" the arabic says "inshaa allah" (God willing)

Charawe sacred cave

The entrance is draped in red and white (traditional colours for an animist shrine)

a pot for burning incense

occupied by bats

holy water

Charawe village

Charawe ferry crossing to Chwaka

My companions believe this is a leopard print

Charawe village school attendance register

Charawe village portraits

Portrait Halima at Charawe village

Portrait Mudalfa and Salama at Charawe village

Portrait of a village girl at Charawe

portrait Bibi (Grandmother) Salha Fedha and baby Hassan at Charawe

portrait baby Hassan at Charawe village

Ukongoroni village

Ukongoroni village school

Ukongoroni village water stand

Overnight at Muungoni woodland hut

Muungoni woodland hut

Study area

dormitory

washroom

Muungoni woodland hut using solar lighting

Starry night seen through the woodland canopy

home cookiing with spices

Pangejuu cave at Kitogani

Uzi Island beach BBQ

Uzi Island close-ups

Uzi Island culture tour bee keeping

Uzi Island culture tour charcoal

Uzi Island culture tour kapok seed pod

Uzi Island culture tour banana flower

Uzi Island portraits

portrait Uzi girls Watima, Aiman, Mwandawa

Old men of Uzi Island, enjoying the conversation of the baraza

Children collecting water from the old mosque - claimed to be second oldest in Zanzibar (after Kizimkazi Dimbani)

Uzi Island beach boys - with slogan t-shirts, floral shorts and denim

Uzi island by kayak

Setting off from the mangroves near Muungoni village

crossing the Pete inlet

A man without a paddle!

sunset over Unguja Ukuu on the ride home