Buckets

It only took 15 minutes to fly from Dar to Zanzibar. The water around the island was a gorgeous turquoise and you could see the reefs and other tiny islands on the outskirts.  We saw the hospital from the air and actually looked like one of the nicest places on the island. 

We were met at the airport by Amed who works for the travel company that World Unite uses. He told us things were not ready at the house that we had been told we were gonna be staying at. He said one of us would stay at that house about 7km from town and the other in Stone Town. I said I don't think so. 

Lots of phone calls were made and the person who was in charge and supposed to have picked us up was notified. After about three hours, we finally solidified things and we are both sharing an apartment in Stone Town with 2 or 3 other girls. It is a decent set up. 

Our apartment is nestled in the labyrinth of the town. Might have to leave bread crumbs to figure our way in and out! The catch is that there has been no running water for two and half weeks due to someone sabotaging the water well. So for us, it is buckets to flush and shower. This isn't a new thing for me as I had to do this after Hurricane Ivan and in St. Vincent during the dry season. 

The upside to all the initial chaos was we got a wonderful tour from Amed. He took us to the water front area  where all the food vendors set up. They had shish kabobs of every fish and seafood imaginable. We opted for a pizza. This isn't pizza as we know it. It is really a dough base filled with meat, veggies, cheese, mayo and egg all stirred up together. It is then cooked up on both sides like a pancake. 

So today, Sunday we are getting acquainted with the rest of the town and then tomorrow will be our first day at the hospital. 

Happy Mothers Day Mom. It was great to chat with you yesterday and I will try to talk with you on FaceTime. We have no internet in our place and I an typing this all off line to upload when we find an Internet cafe. 

Thats all for now.....