Well Mombasa is well Mombasa! Hot, humid and very busy. Van buses and tututs everywhere, people, beggars, and traffic! Very much a business type city, on the harbour but no beaches that near by, well not in walking or spitting distance.
However being the intrepid travellers that Jennifer and I are we have visited two beaches so far. Yesterday Diani which is to the South of Mombasa, our travelling was not that intrepid though as we went with Serah (from the Charity) and her friend's husband by car! We did have to get the ferry across to the south area, so that could be considered intrepid. The beach was absolutely gorgeous, perfect white sand and lovely lovely warm sea. Great bar on the beach, only one slight problem was raining!!!!! No swimming yesterday!
So today we thought off to North Coast, Nyali. Intrepid we were, off on a local bus, then onto another local bus and then a short walk. Ready for a day of being pestered by the 'beach boys' and burning our white bits. You've guessed it, was raining agan today! So still whites bits not burnt. Had a nice time though chilling, drinking coffee and becoming knowledgeable about Kenya's history.
Now Jennifer is off doing her David Bailey stuff in the Old Town of Mombasa and I am sitting here in an internet cafe catching up on e-mails, doing my blog and getting frustrated because my Uni results still are not posted.
Off to Malindi tomorrow with Serah by local bus to get settled in at the Orphanage and start work! Been buying flip flops for the children as they are so cheap - but luggage now getting so heavy no more shopping. Looking forward to the Orphanage, apparently cold showers only, so you will be hearing me scream every morning back in London!
Doing these posts backwards, so will post Saturday's next.
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