We have a month off from school. We have been taking that
time to relax and to enjoy the nature of Tanzania.
We had a beach day. We road our bikes out to the beach and
had a picnic lunch of pb&j, chips, raisins, and juice boxes.
Then
since it was low tide we walked 100 meters over tide pools to the
ocean, where we went snorkeling. There are all different types of coral reefs
with all different types of sea creatures. My favorite were these bright purple
and yellow fish that were as long as my hand. I had never seen such bright fish
that were that big.
Father Mwaya, Sr. Maureen (our headmistress), another sister, a teacher, and us went to the border of Tanzania and Mozambique. There is a river that is about 1.5 miles wide that separates the two countries. Since it was low tide we were able to walk most of the way across from Tanzania to Mozambique. The deepest part we had to walk across was knee deep, but for the most part we were just walking on sand. It was a cool experience, and very beautiful.
We went out on a sailboat with some of our friends. We met
at the fish market and got on a small sailboat that is used for fishing. We then
sailed around the Indian Ocean for a while. It is beautiful out on the water.
The water is a greenish blue color and is very clear. Even in the water that
was 15ft deep we were still able to see the bottom.
-Lauren
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