Spice tour

We were picked up for the spice tour we’d booked the day before at 9 am. Upon arriving at the spice farm my hopes that it was only the 9 people who had got into our minivan were soon let down when another 2 minivans stopped. Despite the large group the tour was really good and the guide was very knowledgeable. There’s just something fun about seeing something growing and “pulling a few off” and smelling that familiar smell.

After lunch (which was for me at least, one of the best meals so far) we headed off to the beach via the old slave caves. The caves were where they hid the slaves after the British colonial administration abolished the trade on the island. The small part of the cave we saw was nice but certainly nothing on the ones in Malaysia.

When we got back to Stone Town we headed to the Anglican cathedral which had previously been the site of the slave market (the whipping post the slaves were tied to is now the alter). Below the church are two remnants of the trade, small rooms where the slaves were kept in horrible conditions.

Cocoa bean

Anglican Cathedral

Slave Monument