Kizingoni House Lamu
Kizingoni Beach Lamu, Kenya
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The Coast
... then be able to jump on the actual bus as it came past. I don’t know if that made much sense but it was an effort anyway. The ruins were pretty cool – we had the whole place to ourselves thanks to low season and we just had a tour guide take us round. The ruins were quite big – the city is split into three sections. There was the outer wall which was home to the lower class, middle wall - home to middle class and the inner wall - home to upper class, royalty ...
Donkeys and Dhows
... and told us he could do a half-day tour for KSh3,000 altogether, we just couldn’t visit the popular snorkeling hole. We were sold.
For the remainder of the day we walked to the Shela Beach side of the island where the more expensive resorts reside. It took about one hour to walk there – where I got a pretty t-shirt sunburn – but what a beach! Nearly empty sands welcomed us, dhow boats capsized just beyond the breakers, and ...
A little slice of paradise on the Kenyan coast
... br>
Settling in for the long wait for the flight we were joined by a handful of other passengers over the next 45 minutes. Then 40 minutes early our plane arrives, we’re rushed on and it departs!!! Ah well better early than late.
Arrive in Watamu, we are picked up by Tony, the manager for the Marijani Guest House, where we booked into a ...
My time in Kimori
... is riddled with potholes but I'd obviously also not driven for a few months and it was a bigger car than I was used to and, when pulling in on the other side of the road I forgot to check my blind spot and nearly hit a motorbike! Was still nice to have a go at driving again though, as had been missing it, but was probably good idea of Joshua to take over at this point and drive the rest of the way to Litein. Is strange now to think of the first time I met Nancie and was not sure if ...
Local warmth in Lamu
... that we had caught earlier in the day with lots of other local dishes. It is not easy to eat a bean stew with only your fingers! Aeisha, the 4 year old sister of our host ate with us. Whenever I glance in her direction I would catch her staring at me with a big grin plastered on her face. So cute! I think I made a new friend that night. Later the music went on and all the girls, myself included got up and danced, it was a fun ...


