Blogs from Wasini Island, Coast Province, Kenya, Africa

Dieser Ausflug war schon länger geplant. Vor Jahren, als ich zum ersten Mal in diese Gegend (Diani Beach) gekommen bin, hab ich's verpasst. Und jetzt nachgeholt. Der Ausflug startet in Diani in Richtung Tanzania. Nach ca. 1 Stunde Autofahrt treffen wir in Shimoni ein, wo früher Sklaven in Höhlen gehalten wurden, um diese dann weiter zu "verfrachten". Von hier aus geht's mit einem Dau weiter. Schnell werden wir von Delphinen begleitet, bevor es Richtung Marine Park weitergeht. Leider ist es bewölkt und windig. Ich muss mich echt beherrschen. Nach fast zwei Stunden erreichen wir den Marine Park, wo die Gelegenheit zum Schnorcheln geboten wird. Das Meer wechselt langsam von Flut zu Ebbe, was Sandbänke zum Vorschein bringt. Danach geht es wieder zurück nach Wasini, wo es Krebse und Hummer zum Z'Mittag gibt, mit Aussicht von Wasini ... read more

This has been an amazing week. It didn't start off like that though. I felt a little under the weather on Monday, so I stayed in bed for the day. On Tuesday I had a quiet day again. I stayed on base and helped input date from a previous expo. Wednesday and Thursday I was out on the boat. Both times we got out to the Marine Protected Area, called Mpunguti, and the Marine Park, Kisite. The snorkeling there is so much fun! Lots of amazing coral, starfish, sea urchins, and so many different kinds of tropical fish. There are literally thousands of them. Surgeon fish, and angel fish, and butterfly fish, and parrot fish, and clown fish, and many more that I can't even remember the names to. There are 2 snorkel transects on each ... read more

We went out to a new forest to do survey..........it was especially interesting (read gruelling) being the first group out there. The journey there was itself quite the adventure. Once one thing goes wrong, you know more things are going to go wrong. In fact, it almost makes me think you shouldn't go on. I guess some people are of different schools of thought. In any case, all the trouble really did lead up to some torture. Part of it was just my frustration because things don't always run very smoothly or according to schedual here. You really come to expect it, but it can be frustrating when you are in a time crunch for a deadline you feel obligated to make, even though it is irrelevant. But anyway, let's begin by getting in our vehicle. ... read more

It's a little difficult to know where to start! So much has taken place in the past two weeks and it certainly feels like longer than that. I suppose that when you take out (most) modern technology and wake up at sunrise and keep busy, you can fit a lot into one day and it feels like weeks. There are certainly some highlights............like when I got stuck in a bathroom stall right before a lecture at the cottage. Someone later pointed out to me that that door didn't even have a handle. That freaked me out but after knocking on the door (I wasn't going to yell like an idiot) for awhile, they eventually realized I was gone and someone came to my rescue. Unfortunately I was starving because we had been in the forest all ... read more

Hello Everyone, I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth, although it does actually feel like it at times where I currently am. I'm on a small isalnd (Wassini) right on the south east tip of Kenya. We have no electricity (again). They occassionally let me out into town for brief periods. I will be finishing up in about 2 weeks when I hope to continue the blog. Things to look forward to are: Guide On how to Behave Like A Lion Cub Lusaka, Again The Train Journey That Lasted 3 days Dar Es Salam & Mombassa Keep your comments coming, I do appreciate them and only wish I had time to reply to them all. Sehail... read more