Lovely Lamu

December 31, 2009

Happy New Years Eve! Here I am on the island of Lamu, which is absolutely beautiful. I flew here on a prop plane from Nairobi on Monday and I have been staying at Fatuma's Towers, a Swahili style compound in the fishing village of Shela. This is what my days have been like:

6:00a Wake up to birds singing in the trees.
7:00a Run on the beach
8:00a Coffee by the plunge pool
9:00a Breakfast in the Garden
10:00a Lounge on the white sand beach
12:00p Lunch at a shoreside restaurant
1:30p Sea kayaking excursion to nearby island or other excursion
5:00p Yoga class at Fatuma's Towers
7:00p Dinner of fish prepared Swahili-style, rice, vegetables and a salad served by lamplight in the garden. Dessert is a filled caramel cake served with ginger tea.

And then of course there are massage to be had! Here is my kayak.


And here is my room, which is open on the sides to let the sea breezes in.


And here is my shower. It has only a beaded curtain, which you can cover with a sarong as you shower.It's really lovely being alone here because next week I meet my overland group in Nairobi, and it will be noisy & crowded from then on!