"You are so beautiful....you from the moon?"

Most inventive shout out to us of the day, along with (having stumbled over a stone): "We have many stones in Africa. Welcome!". Woke up feeling rested if revoltingly shveaty (overshare?!) and headed up to the rooftop terrace for breakfast, which by budget hostel standards was pretty awesome - mango, banana and pineapple, plus scrambled eggs and toast. Teabags in wild contrast to South America VERY strong, condensed milk a bit weird but I'm sure I'll get used to it...
We then headed out to organise the next few days' excursions, namely going to Prison Island to see the giant tortoises and then down to the south to SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS. I may or may not be very excited about this. Apparently under no pretext are we allowed to touch said dolphins. I am hoping one will take it uupon itself to be my friend tho. Alternatively I have read stories about dolphins saving humans from drowning.....step too far to fake drowning? Probably.
Stopped at a tasty place for garlic prawns for lunch called The Dolphin, complete with talkative parrot that said 'Mambo' to us a good few times. Back to the hotel for the requisite siesta and 2nd shower of the day and then out to forage for sarongs. Found the ones we like the most but at an outrageous 12 dollars each we declined to purchase and will continue the hunt tomorrow. Then headed to the Forodhani (sp?) Gardens for supper - fishermen set up their stalls their alongside people making pizzas etc and you pick what you want and they barbecue it for you. Shared prawns, delicious chicken, chapatti and a samosa, all delicious. Highlight definitely pudding: a banana and chocolate pizza - which is a sort of eggy omelettey chapatti with bananas galore and nutella in the centre, smothered with chocolate sauce on the top. Aka Wilfred's dream meal on a plate, and even for a non-sweet toothed being I thought it was AMAZING. Will definitely be going back for more.
Back in the hostel ridiculously early again but v.overexcited at the prospect of the giant tortoises tomorrow plus snorkelling. Being in the sea will be so nice - it's tantalisingly close here but despite the fact that all the local children hurl themselves off the side of the path into the sea at every opportunity, it is actually massively polluted and not recommended. Bring on clear waters demain.....