Planhotel Malindi Beach Hotel

So this is where I will be living for the next two years in the desolate village of Garashi. The village lies about 50km inland from the city of Malindi and occupied by a local tribe called the Giriama's. They of course have their own mother tongue which differs from swahili. I am integrating though find it hard to understand the Giriama language. If one could imagine the perfect Peace Corps site location this is it. I love the idea of relying on rain catchment tanks for ...

... and take his bride home!<br><br>Back at Tony's house the bride and groom posed for photos (unfortunatley the one with us didn't come out) and we had our first lunch of Pilau rice.<br><br>By half one it was all finished and we went back to our house for a second lunch and a quiet afternoon, the only thing of note was Ant eating 3 chapatis for tea. It was a good day.<br><br>Aside from that we have also visited more schools and have nearly finished ...

... deep sea fishing and other water sports. <br><br>The Malindi Marine National Park is protected and has fine beaches clear water and a wide variety of very colorful fish. <br><br>Some places to stay in Malindi include:<br>Woburn Residence Club<br>Driftwood Beach Club<br>Hemingway's <br><br>

We caught a Matatu all the way to Malindi from Mombasa ( not the most comfortable 2 hours, but very reasonably priced at 2 pounds. We would have gone by proper bus but couldn't find the bus station. In Malindi it was raining heavily, but our hotel was comfortable and empty. We went to the local Italian for dinner, which we couldn't find but collected another new friend on the way who ...

... kam mir allerhoechstens wie ne Viertelstunde vor, keine Minute mehr! Wahrscheinlich liegts einfach nur daran, dass man nicht aus dem Gucken rauskommt, denn nicht umsonst heisst es: "An einem Korallenriff sieht man in zehn Minuten mehr Arten als in zehn Stunden im wildestens Stueck Land." Stimmt so! Kaum hat man in einer Spalte eine Muraene, die ihr Haus verteidigen will, ausgemacht, schon sieht man zwei Meter daneben eine riesige Anemone ...

We took a 2 hour bus journey up to Malindi - by the sea, where we were hoping to spend a little time on the beach. Unfortunately on the bus journey up it started absolutely pouring with rain and therefore that showed the end of our beach holiday. We found out that the rains will be coming soon , which is why it is so hot and humid here. Malindi is a small ...

Haven't had much chance to update this, and the internet in cafes is so slow... So this is a summary of the first week. For the first few days I was so tired, I just slept most of the days. I didn't wake up until 11am, Batul said this was probably because of the time difference (in Britain that's 8am) but I thought I had probably adjusted fine as that's my normal time to wake up. For a few days I also lived in fear of mosquitos, but I've now been bitten loads so I don't ...

... terms like 'b@stard children', 'sex-workers' and other terms that wouldn't be considered too PC in the western world. Needless to say the funding is still outstanding. I'm currently so in the process of rewriting it for the website and some of her templates too. Hopefully that'll help raise the profile and ultimately get some much needed funds in to Jambo Jipya too. Old habits die hard though ans its just typical that I would end up back behind a computer at some stage....

I left Kilifi in a matatu with a working tape player. I had heard about a big reggae show that was moving up the coast from Mombasa. I figured I could catch it in Malindi, on my way to Lamu. I arrived around mid-day and settled into town with some ugali and greens and a third-story corner hotel room. The breeze blows stronger up high. Later I went to the show, which turned out to be a d.j. showcase ...

... herbs. Maggie said she knew a dread near Bamburi who dries and powders neem leaves and moringa leaves for medicine. We finally ended up at a compound on the ocean. Our friend, Kosovo, wasn't yet there so I went swimming. By the time I was dry he had returned. We had a great time hanging with Kosovo, and he gave me three different herbs and only asked that I'd come visit again. Maggie and I got home just before dark and had ugali with greens and chicken with our host family.