Day 32 (Tue, 8 Aug ) - Lamu
Got up for breakfast and headed for Shella beach.
Shella is a small fishing village some 3 km distance from Lamu.
We walked in the heat along the coast through Shella village, that included a large traditional boat makers yard. Further on from the village is the beach. 14kms of it!
Not very many people on the beach and not many places to find shade. Luckily Jo found some trees some distance from the water where we set up camp. Sat and relaxed, watching the white breakers coming in from the very blue Indian Ocean.
We paddled in the sea and were very surprised as to how strong the waves were. The undertow was pretty fierce too!
As we sat, we noticed further along the beach a herd of camels walking towards us. It was like some sort of vision! Nobody around, just us two, the huge ocean infront of us, miles of sands and then suddenly a gaggle of camels appear!
As were getting hungry and the tide was coming in we decided to potter back for lunch. The tide comes in very quickly and as such we were forced to walk much closer to land than we originally did.
In Shella we found a local cafe where we had some samosas and chips. We also found a cat that looks like a slimmed down version of Jo's sisters.
After lunch the path we intended to take had all but disappeared under the incoming water. Politely declining the offer from some locals of using their donkeys we decided to walk the longer route behind the village and onto Lamu.
There was a steady trickle of locals and tourists walking along the fine sandy path towards Lamu. We walked behind some small hotels and houses and were very thankful of the shade offered by the trees that grew alongside the path. Further inland, not too far from the path, we could see great sandy dunes.
Got back, showered and had a few drinks on the forecourt. The hotel seemed busier today. Valderama, a local whom we briefly met previously, pitched up and we agreed that the next day we would go fishing with him on his dhow.
Had another lovely dinner and again we stuggled to do it justice.
Shella is a small fishing village some 3 km distance from Lamu.
We walked in the heat along the coast through Shella village, that included a large traditional boat makers yard. Further on from the village is the beach. 14kms of it!
Not very many people on the beach and not many places to find shade. Luckily Jo found some trees some distance from the water where we set up camp. Sat and relaxed, watching the white breakers coming in from the very blue Indian Ocean.
We paddled in the sea and were very surprised as to how strong the waves were. The undertow was pretty fierce too!
As we sat, we noticed further along the beach a herd of camels walking towards us. It was like some sort of vision! Nobody around, just us two, the huge ocean infront of us, miles of sands and then suddenly a gaggle of camels appear!
As were getting hungry and the tide was coming in we decided to potter back for lunch. The tide comes in very quickly and as such we were forced to walk much closer to land than we originally did.
In Shella we found a local cafe where we had some samosas and chips. We also found a cat that looks like a slimmed down version of Jo's sisters.
After lunch the path we intended to take had all but disappeared under the incoming water. Politely declining the offer from some locals of using their donkeys we decided to walk the longer route behind the village and onto Lamu.
There was a steady trickle of locals and tourists walking along the fine sandy path towards Lamu. We walked behind some small hotels and houses and were very thankful of the shade offered by the trees that grew alongside the path. Further inland, not too far from the path, we could see great sandy dunes.
Got back, showered and had a few drinks on the forecourt. The hotel seemed busier today. Valderama, a local whom we briefly met previously, pitched up and we agreed that the next day we would go fishing with him on his dhow.
Had another lovely dinner and again we stuggled to do it justice.
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8/08/2006 08:53:00 am
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