The next day we wake up early and head out East to the Jozani Forest, home of the red colombus monkey, which is endemic to Zanzibar. First we take a trip through the forest, spotting mangrove crabs, horned spiders, black monkeys, ting frogs...but no pythons. The forest is in three sections - planted, natural and coral, all of which look very different.
The monkeys are next and we look around, but see...none. That is until we round the corner and have to duck as two or three in hot pursuit of each other swing from tree to tree about 6 inches above our heads, and scale the coconut trees for food - and fun. They are super cute and the whole group spends lots of time taking photos, occasionally leaping back with some agility as the monkeys increasingly consider whether to jump onto our heads as they decide we are fixtures and fittings.
Relunctantly leaving them, we head up to Nungwi, where we will spend two nights. The beach is declared to be paradise - and one of the top 5 beaches in the world, and thats before we've even set foot in the sea! Two lazy days follow, with snorkelling, feasting on seafood and sunbathing featuring heavily... it seems the truck and the rain are but a distant memory!
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