On New Years Day there is a dhow race in Lamu, and they sink the winning dhow! It's quite an event!
Today, I hired a guide, Juma, who is a gangly 23-year old, to take me bird watching. I saw amazing birds just outside of Lamu Town, and Juma even climbed a tree to get some wild honey, which was delicious. He got stung by some angry bees in the process, but Juma is a tough cookie and he didn't let on that he was injured.
Birds spotted: Sacred ibis, pied kingfisher, amethyst sunbird, black headeded weaver, beeeater.
Books read:
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Into Thin Air: a Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
Silly Things Done: I paid some kids a few shillings to ride their donkey from Lamu to Shela (a distance of about 5 km). It was slow, bumpy, hot, and totally ridiculous. Clearly, I should have walked.
bird watching sounds amazing! love it :)
ReplyDeletei liked the 'silly things done' list. tell us more! picturing you on a donkey made me laugh. haha