This little outdoor kitchen hut at the Old Farmhouse in Iringa, more specifically the village of Kisolana, was where Ibrahim, our cook, prepared our meal and where we ate. (Oct. 19, 2024)

Tonight’s dinner was a delicious bow of spaghetti bolognese. I only wish I had more of an appetite, but this is the first camping dinner meal that I thoroughly enjoyed. (Oct. 19, 2024)

It was drizzling as we continued to make our way into the Serengeti to get to our base for the next two nights, the Ngiri Public Campsite. (Oct. 8, 2024)

The exterior of the African Galleria shop we stopped on our way the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu for the night. (Oct. 10, 2024)

Before getting back to our Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu, we stopped at this shop, African Galleria, with many sorts of African items including the natural stone called Tanzanites. I don’t make it a habit of shopping while I’m traveling. I limit myself in what I bring because I’m the one who has to cart it from place to place. Plus I was truly exhausted and would rather have been taken to our campsite. (Oct. 10, 2024)

Inside the African Galleria shop we stopped on our way the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu for the night. (Oct. 10, 2024)

Tanzanite is a rare, blue-violet gemstone found exclusively in Tanzania, near the Mererani Hills at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro; it is a variety of the mineral zoisite and is named after the country where it is mined, Tanzania.

Inside the African Galleria shop we stopped on our way the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu for the night. (Oct. 10, 2024)

Inside the African Galleria shop we stopped on our way the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu for the night. (Oct. 10, 2024)

The beautiful jacaranda tree decorating the already stunning landscape on our drive to the Ngorogoro Conservation Area. (Oct. 8, 2024)

My room at the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi at the Kendwa Beach in Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)

Views from my balcony of the sand and other bungalows at the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi at the Kendwa Beach in Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)

Views from my balcony of the sand and other bungalows at the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi at the Kendwa Beach in Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)

My rather large bathroom at the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi at the Kendwa Beach in Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)

After the morning Spice Tour, we arrived at our beach side home for the next two nights at the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi at the Kendwa Beach in the North Coast of Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)

Our beach side home for two nights, the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi at the Kendwa Beach in the North Coast of Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)

The staircase down to the Kendwa Beach at the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi, Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)

The white sand leading to the Kendwa Beach at the Sunset Kendwa Resort, also called the Sunset Bungalows Lodge in Kilindi, Zanzibar. (Oct. 15, 2024)