Fish For Tea - Jambiani

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Jambiani is my favourite place on Zanzibar. It's on the East Coast a couple of miles south from Paje.
The tide goes out a long way here so you can't swim all the time.
When the tide is out, the local women harvest their sea-weed. They carry it back home and dry it. Then they take it to be weighed and get paid. It's shipped out to Manilla for the chemical industry. It's great that the women can earn their own money here.
The men go out fishing in their ngalawa (dugout outrigger boats) both outside and inside the coral reef.
After school the girls sift the sand for a few shellfish and the boys go out at low tide to find fish stranded in small pools and smack them with a stick.
They may not be able to afford rice but fish are free.

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Photos

Jambiani
Sailing toy Ngalawa (outrigger boat) on Janbiani beach.

Beating Squid
The squid gets a good pounding to tenderise it. It's a hard life being a squid.

Rasaki
Rasaki shows me his dinner.

My Lunch
I saw better looking fish.

My Dinner
Everyone had some fish to sell.

Jambiani Sole
A long way from Dover.

Mreh With Kingfish
Mreh always got the best fish for my dinner.

My Best Clothes
The best dressed boy in Jambiani.

Salah With Octopus
I tried to catch octopus on the reef but never managed to hold on to one.

Salah With A Variety Of Fish
Nice seafood salad coming up for lunch.

Sandcrab
Not the best way to catch a crab.

Stingray
I nearly swam with this.