Dedicated to "Labell"

Meet my little friend, Lindsey aka Labell. Isn’t she so pretty?!? Well we decided to take a little trip to Zanzibar and it was great fun! We rode on a ferry to get there…and had a blast. Thankfully there was no one getting sick around us, at least that we know of. It is a two hour ferry ride on the Indian Ocean, you know. We settled into our hotel room and took off for a day of shopping. After quite a few hours of shopping we stopped for a little cold cup of caffeine.
Yup, that’s right, a sort of frappucino and it was yummy. Then we headed back to the room for a little bit of a rest. We spent a little bit of time in this sitting area that was on our floor and chatted. That night we went to the park area and had some dinner. Bought some fish and bread from a guy on the sidewalk (don’t worry, we watched him cook it and neither of us got sick) and sat down on a bench to enjoy our food. We came back to the hotel and played a little Chicken Foot (a domino game) with some friends that came on the trip with us. We didn’t win the game but we did have fun. Frankly, I don’t remember who won that game, but I do know that I didn’t come in last (of course that all changed the next day when I came in dead last with a little bit of cushion and that was not fun). We finished that game and because we got up so early that morning to catch the ferry we went to our room and got ready for bed. The process for bed was a few crunches, a little Bible reading, and a shower (we don’t have a picture of that, that would be a little embarrassing and I didn’t want to see that). Then I tucked Labell into bed and we went to sleep. We slept very well that night, sleep is good. That was day one…a very full, but very enjoyable day. I even enjoyed the shopping, although I was ready to be done by the end of the four hours.
Day two was not as eventful but very relaxing. We went out to the beach. We first took a little walk out to the Indian Ocean. You wouldn’t believe how far the tide was out. It was insane. And eventually we started sinking into the sand, well more like mud. But it was so great. We came back in and laid out in the sun. It was such a beautiful day for that. Definitely not too hot, but not cold. A perfect day for the beach if you ask me. We got a little tan that day and headed back to our hotel for a shower. That night we went back to the park and enjoyed a beautiful sunset. And she got a big hug from our friend Alison. We ate some more fish from the guy on the sidewalk (by the way, it’s a whole area of guys selling fish along the ocean). Then we headed back to our little café and enjoyed some fellowship. As I said before we played another game of Chicken Foot, which I lost horribly and headed to bed. The next morning we woke up and Labell had taken all of the covers. I guess it was a little cold that night, although I think it was a bit colder the night before. We headed upstairs to the roof for breakfast and had a decent omelet and some great chai. We enjoyed the view from the rooftop of the town around us and the ocean. We headed back out to town and did some more shopping. The first day was more of window shopping and getting ideas for gifts. This time we bought a few things to send home. So we wandered down the alley, holding hands like old times. It was nice to have someone to shop with since all these people were coming at us, trying to get us to just come in their little duka…looking is free you know and they all have good prices…that’s their sells pitch. After that we headed back to the ferry for the ride home, but Labell loved Zanzibar so much she almost jumped off the ferry. This would’ve been a detriment because I don’t think she would’ve survived. I would’ve been very sad and would’ve had to grieve the proper amount of days before I could move on. I don’t know how I could’ve done that when I had to leave the next day for a mission trip. I’m glad that she decided not to do it and that she listened to her friends. I then gave her a big, fat, Texas hug. I hope that it lasts and that the real Labell feels it.