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"Hakuna Matata" (88)
feather Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 7707 W: 330 N: 11597] (40515)
The archipelago of Zanzibar is often known as the Spice Islands. There are many spice farms so we went on a tour of one. It was geared up more for tourists than being a working farm but it was an informative tour.

This man regularly climbed to the top of one of the tallest palm trees to throw coconuts down for the tourists; quite a feat. It’s not so clear on this one but he had rope round his ankles in a figure 8 to help him. You can see it more clearly on the WS. When he came down we all had coconut milk to drink.

To explain the title, he sang “Hakuna Matata” all the time he was going up and down. “Hakuna Matata” is the Swahili for “no worries”, often used as in “no problem”. Apparently one of the production team of the film “The Lion King” had heard the phrase used on safari in Tanzania, which gave rise to the song in the film by Elton John and Tim Rice.

ISO400,(accidental) FL120mm,
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feather Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 7707 W: 330 N: 11597] (40515)
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Edited by:feather Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 7707 W: 330 N: 11597] (40515)
You can see the rope around his ankles and get an idea how he climbs the tree.
ISO 400, FL120mm, f5.6, 1/200sec