Munira Island Camp Kiwayu Island

... is going to take us out on his dow, for a picnic tomorrow, He promises that it will definately have stopped raining by then! I think it involves catching the fish first
We visited Olivers favourite Lamu restaurant for lunch and sampled their milkshakes- mine was avocado- unusual but very good- but Oliver went with the bananas.

... usually it would be in a half serious way to one of the boat guys while they are trying to do something. But seriously.... And I promise I will stop going on about this soon... Chris is an inspiring guy, he is one of those people who has mastered living his life to his fullest potential... and is always pushing it further, and on top of that is a genuinely good guy that cares about the community etc. Hmmm, could learn a few things from him. Anyways, ended the day tired, happy and ...

... ho**t man beinahe ausnahmslos nur das Beste und geographisch gesehen liegt es so abgelegen, dass es einen fast schon anschreit, hinzugehen. Die Rede ist von d** Insel Lamu. Lamu ist einfach... and**s. W** hi** den klassischen Afrikan**, Wellblechhuetten und Matatus sucht, wird wohl enttaeuscht w**den. Stattdessen gibt es enge Gassen, alte Haeus**, einen mal**ischen Fisch**hafen und viele viele viele Esel. Dazu sind die wenigsten Leute hi** schwarz, sond ...

... loungers, which is perfect (just take a towel and plonk it); and of course you can have a strip of the beach relatively to yourself, if you are prepared to continue walking a little. There were even a few camels prancing around the dunes in the background, near a sort of Swahili-Arabic castle on the beach. The sea was a lovely temperature, with no sea weed, though the current was noticeable, where we were. There are no waves because the beach is sort of on a creek ...

... ovviamente circa 2 ore dopo, quando la strada torna ad essere assolutamente sterrata, anche se devo dire che sul bus e' un po' meno scomodo che sul maledetto pulmino. Passiamo in mezzo a villaggi di capanne, stagni con ragazzi e mucche che fanno il bagno, savana che diventa jungla e scimmie lungo la strada. Dopo veramente 4 ore (stentiamo a crederci) siamo al molo dove gli scafisti ci caricano su una barca di legno che ci porta in mezzo alle mangrovie ...

... pendant quelques temps, ce qui rajouta encore un certain charme à une situation qui n'en manquait déjà pas. 2.04.08 : ...Mon dernier point de ce soir concerne les fondamentalistes de toute religion en général et ceux, arabes, que j'ai eu sous les yeux toute la journée. Quelle sale engeance que tout ces gens si obtus qu'ils refusent en bloc toute autre idée que les leurs ! Les pires avec qui j'ai pu discuter aujourd'hui étaient européens et blancs, comme si ils se ...

... to pay the fine! But as we were not interested neither in their speedboats, nor in their drugs, we were soon of a little interest. But Stephen cannot miss an opportunity to chat and wind them up. However, among the beach boys, we found one decent guy who is generally a fisherman. And he took us on his fishing simple dhow to the Shela beach. His voice was calm and sounded like that water striking against ...

... days on the captivating island that is Lamu, soaking up the culture, getting lost in stone town and savouring the abundance of fresh seafood. While walking on the beach, I was offered two of the biggest crabs I've ever seen, their claws (pincers) holding more meat than the average crayfish (lobster) tail! I didn't have any cash on me, so I improvised and took a picture of the crab seller which I showed to the boy who was looking after us at the ...

... to Nairobi. Eventually we arrived at the ferry terminal in one piece. I wasn't expecting to see a giant piece of concrete to which several small fishing dhows were attached. I asked Jenn "Where's the ferry?" All the 'captains' started tugging at our luggage, in order to get our business. We were ushered into a small boat which ferried us, and about 40 other weary passengers, down the channel. The dhow took 30 diesel-spluttering minutes to reach Lamu. While we were ...

... clothes anywhere I've seen. The colors, fabrics and styles are diverse and cool. Plus, there are enough seamstresses willing to make or alter anything you want. I happened to be in town for a great Muslim festival (name?), the one that celebrates Mohammed's birth. Folks came from all over the world to celebrate in Lamu. There are more cats around than I remember. They all look healthy and well fed, no doubt from the scraps of fish and meat that are produced everyday ...