Kuni Jogoo House Lamu

... is going to take us out on his dow, for a picnic tomorrow, He promises that it will definately have stopped raining by then! I think it involves catching the fish first
We visited Olivers favourite Lamu restaurant for lunch and sampled their milkshakes- mine was avocado- unusual but very good- but Oliver went with the bananas.

... gear, forgot fins for snorkeling and lost one of our lunch fishes over the side of the boat while cleaning it. Hmmmmm. Good thing they are fun to hang out with. We got to the snorkeling spot jumped in. Just my luck there are jelly fish again, not nearly as many as there were in Mombassa.... But STILL! And the current is crazy strong. It is almost impossible to swim against. As far as the reef life goes... the snorkeling was mildly entertaining ... but I have been spoiled and had much ...

... Manda benutzen. Daraus kann man auch die Geographie auf Lamu nachvollziehen: Im Staedtchen Lamu befinden sich duzende von billigen Unt**kuenften, waehrend das benachbarte Shela auf d**selben Insel inn**halb von wenigen Jahren vom langweiligen Fisch**dorf zum sackrisch teuren F**iendomizil muti**t ist. Von d** Aktivitaeten h** hat Lamu - abgesehen vom Nichtstun, was hi** extrem v**lockend ist - ebenso einiges zu bieten: Hauptattraktion ist die eben **waehnte ...

... so beautifully; when we arrived there were hundreds of women sitting on the floor of the huge square courtyard of the fort, watching another hundred or so women dancing slowly in the centre, in a huge circle. Then the bride entered and after lots of attention to her appearance from the party of women she was with (bridesmaids?), slowly walked down a red carpet to a stage area. Then all the women (except the bride and female family members I think) started to put ...

... repeating that if we don't catch our flight we're screwed (there's no other flight out until tomorrow, we don't have another place to stay, and we'd probably have to pay for replacement flights to get home). Shannon's brother, Steve goes off to start negotiating with other boat 'captains' (another loosely used term) to find someone with the fastest boat who can get it to the dock QUICKLY (not a word that translates at all here). Finally he ...

... le à même le sable aux particuliers venant là pour acheter. Il n'y a pas de marché officiel ou alors on passe à côté pour une transaction directe sans commissions ! Occasionnellement, je posais une ou deux questions sur les possibilités d'aller à Lamu en Dhow. Bien des pécheurs me proposèrent des prix exorbitants auxquels un simple sourire ironique suffisait comme réponse. En fait j'essayais de leur expliquer que je cherchais un transport de marchandise sur lequel m ...

... met (taufiq and hassan) very good value-i would have been happy to have paid double than what i did! incredible/massive beach with smooth, white sands, in walking distance. i couldn't recommend more as a holiday destination... all i can think about is going back... email me if u want more info... it is a place that would suit ALL travellers (i went solo, am female aged 23) but would be great for honeymooners/families/young people...etc

... I am going to relive the troubles of the genocide and learn about the Rwandan culture. As an added bonus, they have the famous 'gorilla tracking' where you can go up into the jungle hills of Rwanda (see 'Gorillas in the Mist' (movie)) and you can come within a couple feet of a Silverback gorilla. People stating that this is one of the things to do in life before you die, everyone in awe and blown away by the experience. For a hefty 'park fee' of $500, I ...

... This was a legal requirement and no vehicle was permitted to continue without one. Hundreds of soldiers were based in a small village, taking turns to escort the vehicles through the 50km of 'bandit territory'. At the end of the road, the Ascari would hop into one of the returning vehicles. No attacks had happened in years, but the government wasn't prepared to risk another tourist tragedy. There were serious floods in the area three weeks before, and scores of ...

... later. Here, as everywhere since Tanzania (I should have mentioned it earlier), the local shops sell mira, or chat (Catha Edulis). This plant grows in the mountains around Mt. Kenya and is transported to every corner of the country, where it is in high demand probably because it is addictive. Fewer people chew it in Lamu because its more expensive here (for distance traveled). It is a natural stimulant like caffeine or ephedra, but with other effects as well. I'm not ...