Friday, 26 May 2017

Pemba by Shamiani

Pemba Shamiani Island

Pemba girl collecting shells at Kimbini (we stole her bucket to rinse our feet)

Pemba on the road

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Pemba Chake Chake Tibirinzi fun fair



Pemba views

Pemba Mkoani beach

Pemba Likoni (crossing to Kojani island)

Pemba Wesha harbour jetty

Pemba Wesha Misali "sunset" view

Pemba Chake Chake clove distillery at Wawi




Pemba flying-fox (bats)

Kidike roost site flying-fox bat

Kidike roost site flying-fox bat

boys at Kangagani helped us find the roost site through flooded fields

Pemba Tumbe fish market

Pemba Tumbe fishing boats

Tumbe fish market an auction for Tassi

Tumbe fish market close-up of Vibua

The auctioneer pays the seller whilst keeping his commission

portrait fisherman with conga eel at Pemba Tumbe fish market

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Pemba Kigomasha lighthouse

Pemba Kigomasha lighthouse 1904 skeletal cast iron tower 2002 concrete encasement

portrait Yusuf Pemba lighthouse keeper at Kigomasha

Pemba Kigomasha flooded road in rainy season

Saturday, 20 May 2017

Stone Town inside out

close-up cat through window gauze

Stone Town near Arya Samaj Temple

Shangani Post Office mail boxes - looking out

Saturday, 13 May 2017

Stone Town blue skies between the rains

Stone Town Serena beach

Stone Town Serena beach

Two Masaai on Africa House beach

Stone Town Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)

Sunday, 30 April 2017

Pacha Pacha (twins)

portrait fishmongers Khamis and Abdullah, twin brothers at Malindi old dhow harbour

portrait fishmonger Abdullah

portrait fishmonger Khamis

fish mates

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Zanzibar Blue

Malindi mooring

sea birds on Pange sandbank

a mini "dhow" - in Kiswahili this is a "dao" (same pronounciation)

Stone Town beach