Shelly Beach Hotel Mombasa

... muzungo Bridget, we were in this local shop having coke and lunch. Next minute i was behind the counter trying to sell the the food to Omar the local muzungo it was quite a laugh, the local,s all has a good time <br><br><br><br><br>Another great day in Africa.<br><br><br><br><br>Cheers miles

So I set off on my travels from London on the 22nd of June. My first port of call was Mombasa to stay with a good friend of mine, Munyutu, who I worked with back in London. This involved flying to Nairobi and getting a connecting flight to Mombasa. It was my arrival into Nairobi airport that the laid back nature of Kenyans first hit me. Because my flight was delayed getting into Nairobi, I was only able to arrive at the check-in for my connecting flight 20 ...

... prices which 80% of the Country is now struggling to meet. This journey for me has been a bitter sweet one, I've met so many people who have been kind to me (hope seriously engrained in their faces), had many laughs with Marie and Kaka for if you don't laugh you cry, tried some unusual food, walked on a few dazzling beaches, had a few near death experiences on the roads driving around in one of 10 million matutu (which I guess makes half those employed ...

... the cook near exhaustion turning the spit rapidly thereby nearly losing the local Badinga into the fire. The elder of the cannibals said "what are you doing, you were told to turn the spit slowly" and the cook replied "I did for a while but then he kept trying to reach down and steal the potatoes"..... Anyway I guess there are clear messages to be learnt here; like don't venture into unknown territory without an army or even if you do; wear a clean ...

... and HIV, gender and culture, gender based violence, lifeskills, and a few others. Then us, along with the girl's who went through the workshop, would hold the girl's forums. There were a lot of meetings, and a lot of waiting for meetings, and a lot of planning for the next meeting... but eventually we got it all planned. The two day workshop went really well and I think we all got a lot out of it. Then there were more meetings to organize the outreaches ...

... in d** Volta-Region. Einzig** Nachteil d** Sache war d** Fakt, dass Nyahururu unt** Grossstadtbewohn**n eine ziemlich grosse Numm** was Wochenendausfluege angeht ist, und da es Sonntag war, war mir das Ganze etwas zu ueb**rannt. Aend**te ab** nichts an dem tollen Anblick und den schoenen Fotos! Gleich am Tag darauf ging die Fahrt dann weit** in Richtung Nairobi, jedoch mit einem Stopp am Naivashasee. Urspruenglich hatte ich ja geplant, bis zu drei Tage in Nakuru zu bleiben ...

... Seeing the range of Kikoy materials available <br>- Flexibility of my time and everyone around me <br>- Gorgeous weather and scenery <br>- Touring the tea blending facility<br>- Being safe despite traveling alone<br>- Eating real Nyama Choma (barbeque meat) from a roadside café with the locals.<br>- Lucy, the lady at the Finlay's HQ who was so helpful and kind <br>- The Finlays' drivers who were also very kind as ...

... For example when wandering through Old Town(Arabic streets and alleys), I see a banner across one of the streets proclaiming support for the Liverpool Football(soccer)Team, "You'll Never Walk Alone". Everyone loves English Premier League teams eg Chelsea, Arsenal. Manchester United, Liverpool. I walked ...

... more amazing underwater scenery. My deepest dive was to about 65 feet, which was definitely a new experience. I'm pretty excited to have the certification now and I hope to make good use of it on the rest of my travels. The World Cross Country Championships also took place here in Mombasa the last week of March and it was an event that I decided to stick around for. I'm glad I did. Kenyans can really run. The amount of energy at a race here in ...

... eels, a coral head and some giant fishes. Sadly the current was v.strong and visibility not great so we abandoned it in favour of shopping and pizza! Today has been a lazy Kilifi day- swimming, doing the shopping for the cook and napping. I helped cook dinner tonight-rolled out the chipatis. We had a power cut most of today but the generator was put on specially this morning just to make Stu and I our toast. 5star all the way!