Baitil Aman Guest House Lamu

The 30 min flight to Lamu was well worth while as it was very easy. Lamu is fascinating and all the locals are very charming and helpful. We had a worrying day re money as Lamu did not previously have a cashpoint and Barclays in Malindi, where we stopped to get enough cash to see us through, declined our custom. Fortunately, we still ...

... snorkeling in other parts of the world. There just wasn't a lot of life down there and you really had to fight the current to see anything at all. After snorkeling the got the charcoal hot and started bbqing some fish as we headed to a teeny tiny secluded oven of a beach. We headed to shore and thank goodness there was a tree to provide some shade because the heat was intense. The sand was so hot when you walked on it that it burned your feet. The lunch though was delicious ...

... durch die man so lange man will schlend**n (= sich v**irren) kann. Dazu bietet sie noch eine ganze Palette von guten Museen, darunt** auch das Deutsche Postmuseum, das an die deutsche Kolonialzeit in Ostafrika **inn**t. Gleichzeitig steht mitten in d** Stadt eine alte Burg, die Jahrhund**te lang dem Oman geho**te, im 20. Jahrhund**t dann als kenianisches Gefaengnis fungi**te und seit 1984 die staedtische Buech**ei behaust. Weit**es Highlight sind ...

... headscarves and black head to toe dresses on, over their beautiful dresses. The groom then entered with other men (best men? this is why the women had covered, because the men were joining); he slowly walked down the red carpet too and sat next to his new wife on a stage with beautiful fairy lights behind them. Then lots of people took their photos for quite some time, with lots of different members of the family. The bride had the patience of a saint and kept ...

... out a bounty to the dozen or so boat capptains "1,000 shillings (~$13) to the first speedboat at this dock to take us all to the airport". Miraculously, a speedboat appeared (standard issue 12 passenger canoe with an engine on it), and we hurried aboard, as the representatives from Lamu house continued to try and convince us our boat was 'on the way'. Relieved to be en route, we laughed at the silliness of the event as we sped across the bay to ...

... Apparemment, j'arrivé un peur trop tard par rapport à la saison des pluies... Sur le chemin de la station de bus, un homme m'arrêta et me demandant si j'étais celui qui cherchait à aller à Lamu en Dhow ? Je lui répondis que oui et là s'engage une négociation qui me semble sérieuse. Le « captain Osman » connaît son affaire, c'est certain. Il me montre son bateau et les deux hommes d'équipages. On se met d'accord sur les détails, lui donne 400 shillings (3 euros) pour ...

... and escape all the potholes which are there in plenty. Soon after I started to be seasick as it doesn't happen often... We arrived before sunset and were quickly rushed into the boat. Stephen tried to calm them down a little, as seems they are behaving like escaping from fire. "Breath, darling, breath..." They smiled. Their tactics like that - quickly stock all the people into boat and go. As time is their ...

... hope so.. but, how often do you get to do something like that? Rwanda is still recovering from the mass genocide in the late 90's, so tourism is still shaky there - with conflicts at the border to Democratic Republic of Congo and other borders. I am not worried though, but I also don't plan on poking guerilla rebels with a pointy stick to see how they will react. Sorry if this log wasn't uber-verbose and descriptive of Lamu, but, sometimes I just don't ...

... silver makeshift tents had been erected (donated by the UN) on the verges of the road that were on high ground. The Japanese Red Cross was around, dealing with the aftermath of the flood which displaced thousands of already desperate refugees. As I write this, I realize that they are probably better off there than in Somalia, as 'Dubya' Bush, the Shmuck, decided to go back and take care of unfinished business by bombing the **** out of (terrorizing) yet ...

... what the active constituents are. You chew the stem. It tastes sweet, like stevia, but very astringent. It dries your mouth instantly. I haven't been able to put enough down to feel its effects. The shops hang the leaves out front to advertise that they have it. Some guys like it way too much. They chew it all day and always have green **** all over their mouths. They say it keeps them going strong at whatever work they're doing. Every morning I drink a green coconut ...