1. Someone who's presence you hardly notice because he/she fits in so perfectly into your household and lifestyle
2.Someone who makes the best cocktails - ever!
That's exactly why Fabulous Houseguest got his name.
There were two highlights of Fabulous Houseguest's visit. One was a cocktail party and the other was our trip to Zanzibar.
We almost didn't make it to Zanzibar because of our very Malaysian disrespect for time. Fortunately for us, we had a very South African person driving us to the jetty.
Boss and Girlfriend had kindly offered to take us to the jetty but I think Boss regretted his generosity when he saw us strolling towards his car at 7.15am when the ferry was due to leave at 7.30am. He had arrived at our apartment at exactly 7.00 am.
Some fifteen adrenaline-charged, jaw-clenching minutes later (and with a string of curses from other drivers in our trail), we caught the ferry by the skin of our teeth. Boss didn't say a word but I thought I saw the corner of his eye twitching in what must have been unadulterated annoyance for 'Malaysian time'!
After a very hair-raising start to our little holiday in Zanzibar, the rest of the trip was highly relaxing and restful. I've been in Tanz for almost a year and I've never been to Zanzibar. Some say that's practically sacrilegious so I was really looking forward to the trip. Despite it's rather unimaginative name, Stone Town, Zanzibar's capitol, is classified as a World Heritage Site.
Personally, I loved it and so did Fabulous Houseguest but The Engineer was not too keen about it. If you're not into cobbled paths, narrow winding streets and if you hated History in school (like The Engineer), you're probably not going to enjoy it much.
I, on the other hand, have always loved history and Stone Town is nothing if not historical.
Here's a peek at a quaint Zanzibarian street....
....and I thought this was a fascinating and possibly rare shot of a church steeple with the minaret of a mosque in the background:
After a tour round Stone Town we headed for Nungwi on the north of the island. Apparently, this area is home to the best beaches on Zanzibar.
It turned out that the sunsets impressed me far more than the beaches. This has to be one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen in my life. I still can't believe it:
We just had to get a shot of ourselves as well and only managed to capture our silhouettes but I think it's kinda cool:
The unbelievable beauty that was all around made me feel rather contemplative but in a good way. It made me think about the really important things in life.
We spent most of our time on the beach, watching the sunsets and drinking Pina Coladas (for me) and beer (for the two boys) but we did veer off from our beach bumming ways when we spotted this intriguing sign:
We wanted to know if it would actually take 27 minutes to get there and I think it did. Our efforts were rewarded when we got to spend some time at the aquarium which turned out to be a lovely natural pool:
Then we came upon this sign:
This other aquarium really was 15 seconds away from the sign and it was then that we realized that Zanzibarians may be laid back but they sure take accuracy on sign boards seriously!
When we got back to Dar, we thought we'd have ourselves a little cocktail party and this is were Fabulous Houseguest really outdid himself. He mixed the best and possibly most dangerous Pina Coladas I have ever had.
Everyone was thrilled with their drinks (Boss, Girlfriend and another friend were also there) and I swear every subsequent batch of cocktails grew steadily more potent. I don't know if this was because Fabulous Houseguest/Bartender was getting drunker and didn't know how much alcohol was going in the drinks or because he believes that a good bartender always adds a little more alcohol in each subsequent drink. Either way, we didn't complain!
We all felt sorry for him slaving away in the kitchen while the rest of us kept inhaling the fruits of his labour but he seemed to enjoy himself. Girlfriend and I were so pleased with our cocktails that we just had to get some pictures of him creating his magic so we took some shots of him, paparazzi style.
In my opinion, anyone who can whip up Pina Coladas and who is such a Fabulous Houseguest should be treated like a celebrity!
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