Blogs from Coast Province, Kenya, Africa - page 31

Hey troops! Sunday arvo here, end of our fourth full day in Kilifi - and time for an update of events so far. Have lots of photos, but am going to put them on in sections so that you don't get overloaded this time.... Anyway, from the start... our plane from Johannesburg to Nairobi was a few hours late leaving due to feral weather (check out the fog). So, we arrived in Nairobi ten minutes after our Nairobi-Mombasa flight was due to leave. We raced through customs, collected our bags and ran over to the domestic terminal on the off chance that that flight was also delayed. After collapsing under the weight of our bags as we reached the check-in queue, we were told that we'd have to get the next Mombasa flight and that ... read more

Sup dogs? well i have finally got access to a decent computer - katherine's computer situation has been worked out at the lab, so i am free to update you as to what has been happening. I will write under subheadings for your convenience (how very kind of me!!) PLEASE DON'T FEEL OBLIGED TO READ ALL THIS... I WILL NOT BE TESTING YOU... I KNOW IT IS VERY LONG!! FLIGHT: We were very rudely informed on tuesday morning at about 5:30 am that our 8 o'clock am flight had been delayed and we would have to get an earlier flight (7 o'clock am) in order to make our connecting flight in perth. so we had a fairly mad dash to the airport, but ended up making it with plenty of time to spare. Thank you ... read more

Itchy feet efter all avslapping i Malindi bestemte vi oss for att resa till Lamu, en o ca 4 timmar norrut fran Malindi. Lamu er en swahili-arabisk o med 23 moskeer, 3000 asnor(esel),massa cafeer och juice bars, 1 tuktuk(ambulans) och massa dhows(gammeltida segelbatar). Hela on er veldigt pole pole(slow slow) der enda transportmedlet er asna eller bat. Lamu er ett enda stort powercut mecca..strommen er av stort sett hela dagen och da den entligen kommer pa till allas gladje ryker den allt som oftast efter 2-3 minuter... sa de blev mycket ficklampa och stearinljus pa Lamu... Vi besokte stranden pa Sheela varje dag, en god 30-40 minuters promenad en vei och annars gick tiden till att slappa, bada dricka goda passion fruit/lime/tamarindo juices.. ... read more

I can't believe , it doesn't feel at all like it but i am finially coming home, in one day i should be in Heathrow. JOYS! Excuse me if the tone of this blog is somewhat muddled or something, i am exceeeedingly tired, i haven't slept at all and its hard to describe how i feel about leaving. Also i just had my last dormans, so excuse me if i get emotional... It doesn't feel like i am disappointed, i am but at the moment i feel just keen to just get home, get the flight out of the way and sleep.. A lot. Will I ever Taste this Wonder Again? I am almost ready, just a few last minute things to buy but i have tonnes of room in my bag, thats what happens when ... read more

Ill let you work what that means for your self. Hope you are all well. Looking forward mildly to the prospect of coming home Sunday, although not all that much. Imraan and Andy have now gone, on me own in the room for a week which is oright, nice to enjoy 2 fans to myself. But besides the point, just four short days remaining at Dicksons now, and it seems imminent to come home now, but not all too bad, its a weird feeling, it does feel soon but i still feel i have so much more time here and so much more to do. Very very tired after a weekend of late nights and early mornings (if only because of the annoying Potato seller down our alley- (MIAZZI MIAZZI- SHUT UP!!!). Went to four different ... read more