Diani Palm Resort Ukunda

<br><br>Kenya<br><br><br><br><br>01/11/ 09<br><br><br><br><br>Segera Twiga lodge Mombasa<br><br><br><br><br>220 ks <br><br><br><br><br>The boarder crossing was the easiest yet. No people, we rode out in a hour. <br><br>The highlight today was the riding and Omar marrying me to 4 local woman ...

... Beach. Another 2 hours later we finally arrived. We had only one 15 minute toilet break the whole day so we had not drank a lot of water. First thing we did when we arrived was to down a litre bottle of water each!<br><br>We were booked into a place called Stilts which had been recommended to us by a guy at the campsite in Nairobi. We were a bit wary though because we had read some negative stuff about it on the internet before we left. We needn't have worried as it ...

... So - down to business. We've done a lot of wall building and gardening round the office to smarten it up a bit / eaten a lot of coconuts and mangoes / learnta bit of Swahili and Digo (the local tribe's language) and drank a fair bit of Mnazi (palm wine - 30 bob a bottle which comes with jam jars and bamboo sticks to drink from). The local who drink it tend to get really deep and we've had some good chats about cultural differences and ...

... never known my father. My two brothers have different fathers. I was in two different children's homes until I was 12. After that, I lived almost everywhere you'd think of - with my granny, my aunties, the streets, shelters. I was constantly on the move. At 18, I was crippled in my hands and feet, due to sniffing glue. The vast majority of us did it. I went to yet another home, where they sent me for hospital treatment. Although they ...

... just sitting around frying in the sun sipping cocktails reading a book every 2/3 days; reality struck hard at that moment and I knew it would only get better if I made some changes (my accommodation). I recalled a B&amp;B that I passed on my way to the Creek called Mtwapa Creek Cottages (approx half way between the Volunteer House and the Creek that leads into the Sea) that had very high walls surrounding the property; all freshly painted with ...

... who can outcall the other. - sometimes firefighters forget to bring water to fires (Ben informed us of this yesterday). - electric shocks received when you touch the taps while showering (when we had water)...and also if you touch the computer screens at the internet cafe. - bugs, of every size and shape. - Jessie calling me a 'tool' about 15 times a day. I take it as a compliment now. - matatu's and traffic!!! Imagine a 2 way street with 2 lanes ...

... and Richards Bay. Most noticable was the Kenyan's teeth, which were very white and in excellent condition. Their faces were smaller and rounder, and their bodies were less muscular, as well. The color of their skin was also different, but I don't know how to describe the difference. Lunch: buffet at Ol Tukai Lodge and a Masai exhibition in native dress. There were flies trying to share the food with us. I tried pumpkin soup (pumpkin is a staple), arrow root (purple and white ...

... was taking place. I bumped into a South African living in Dar and he told me all about the race. They (200 plus riders) were given a dozen GPS waypoints and had to go from point to point, without a map, as quickly as humanly possible. It sounded just up my alley, but I was now in the wars and couldn't possibly do it with the 'loose stool' problem. So we did the 30 minute exhausting pack-up routine, but now I had given away plenty of gear. I ditched my heavy ...

... is hard to spot and find on foot also the genius that in vented the flushing toilet i love u having to **** and **** in a maggoty long drop is just swell ******* in these thing is trick as the flys flying out come at some right speed i swear that iv got little bruises on my ass cheeks from them little torpedos down at the beach an the fish of the day are still flapping around and are stinking out the place but hay i wouldn't want to be anywhere else Mombassa is so cool

... br> als thuis. <br><br> <br><br> Ook heb ik genoten van heerlijke, goedkope massages daar in het hotel. <br> Maar dat gaat natuurlijk wel op zijn Afrikaans he.... de 2e keer dat ik <br> daar kwam moesten eerst twee Moslim-meisjes wakker gemaakt worden en opschuiven, <br> die lagen op de vloer te slapen omdat ze zo moe waren door de Ramadan. <br> <br><br> Afijn, het Christelijke meisje begint mij te masseren, en even later moet ...