Three R's

Reading, Relaxing, Rejuvenating
After my safari in Selous and sightseeing here it was time for some serious chilling out. Echo Beach was bliss, a truly idyllic setting. My bungalow was surrounded by hibiscus and bougainvillea shrubs, soft white sand, and close to the pool and beach. Opening the curtains every morning to see the pool and azure ocean was breathtaking.

                                    Relaxing is hard work!

                                  Did I want to swim in the pool or the beautifully warm ocean?

                                  What time to have lunch?

                                  Nodding off whilst reading and forgetting what I had read!

                                  I coped well though!! :-)  

The owners Sue and Andrew were lovely, attentive but not obtrusive, as were the staff, nothing 

was too much trouble. Everyone who stayed there felt like family instead of a visitor.

The food was absolutely gorgeous, worthy of a couple of Michelin stars. Local fresh ingredients 

were used and the menu was changed daily. I think I tried everything during my stay!

Zanzibar

I just don't like winter, so in the absence of the warmth and sunshine I long for, I'm going to recall a gorgeous holiday I had in Zanzibar in 2013. It was actually a safari holiday with a week on the beach at the end. The safari was in Tanzania visiting the Selous National Park. It was my first safari and whilst I was disappointed with not seeing many animals it was a good introduction to a safari holiday. The camp was outside the National Park and therefore we didn't enter until about 9 and had to leave before sunset, both times of day when animals are most active. My next safari was inside a park (more about that later). At Selous I stayed at the Selous Riverside Safari Camp, a lovely camp with excellent accomodation and very good attentive (without being in the way) staff. At the end of the safari I flew over to Zanzibar to stay at the beautiful Echo Beach hotel.

My first view of Zanzibar

My bungalow was lovely