Dar Es Salaam
Sand bank off the coast of Dar Es Salaam. The boat is a dhow, a traditional small sailboat of the Swahilli Coast.
Fishing boat off the coast of Dar Es Salaam.
Brian, Christian, Christian's friend Johan, and Johan's father swim from the sand bank back to the boat. Not being much of a swimmer, I opted not to make the long swim to the sand bank.
A cement factory in Dar Es Salaam, said to have been author Roald Dahl's inspiration for the chocolate factory in his book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
Coral, fish, and other sea life on the bottom of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Dar Es Salaam.
Coral, fish, and other sea life on the bottom of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Dar Es Salaam.
Coral, fish, and other sea life on the bottom of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Dar Es Salaam.
Coral, fish, and other sea life on the bottom of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Dar Es Salaam.
Coral, fish, and other sea life on the bottom of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Dar Es Salaam.
One of the islands in the Indian Ocean, just offshore from Dar Es Salaam, with the city in the background.
As we returned from our trip into the Indian Ocean on Johan's boat, we saw smoke on shore. A yact that was in dry dock for maintenance at the yacht club was on fire! We watched from our mooring point as a bucket brigade was formed to scoop water out of the ocean and pour it on the fire to extinguish it.
Busy street in Dar Es Salaam.
Lunch at the Thai restaurant in the courtyard of the Oyster Bay Shopping Center in Dar Es Salaam.
Dar Es Salaam Airport Domestic Terminal
Waiting for our flight in the Coastal Aviation departure lounge at the Dar Es Salaam Airport. The facilities were sparse, but functional, as is often the case with airports in Africa.
The Dar Es Salaam skyline as our flight to Zanzibar climbed over the city.
On board a Cessna 208B Caravan, enroute to Zanzibar.