The three of us started our backpacking tour at the northern end of Kenya’s 540 km long coastline with the uncontested jewel off the Kenyan Swahili Coast: magical LAMU. As all Africa backpackers can only imagine too well, quite a big number of flycatchers gathered right at the steps of the arriving bus - just as our host Arnold, a long-time immigrant from Europe, had told us. To save us from the inherent annoyance, he had sent Mohammed to take us under his wings. He was easy to spot in his long white Kanzu – the long robe Lamu’s muslim men still regularly wear. The boat ride in a quite big motorized wooden boat from the mainland to the island and its main city called…yes, Lamu, took about 20 minutes. The very recommendable Jambo House, a
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