By Emilia Sten & Anna Kevin Photos by Holly Carter (Originally published on May 17, 2014)
We took the “Positive” boat from Stone Town and started our bumpy ride towards Changuu Island, or more commonly known as Prison Island. The island of the giant tortoises and the prison from the 1860s was used only as a quarantine hospital. Our captain threw the anchor into the white sand through the turquoise water. We jumped out of the boat and headed towards where the giant tortoises were held.
You could walk around with the slow-moving dinosaur-like reptiles, touch them and even hold the 20-year-old “babies”. The number on the back of the tortoises shows their age, and the oldest one is 189 years old. We wandered around and discovered the other things on the island, from sea stars to the prison. We continued our “Positive” ride towards the hidden island. Rising from nowhere, the beautiful sandbank showed itself. It was time for snorkelling! There was a small coral reef by the sandbank with many colourful fish.
After the snorkelling, we walked to the point where the waves met and slowly swallowed the whole island. While we were enjoying the waves and collecting some sea shells, our captain turned himself into a chef. He made a delicious barbeque on the boat, and all we had to do was sit down and eat. Half of the island had already disappeared by the time our bellies were full.
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