July 27th - Leaving Day

On 25th I started having a bit of diahorreohaeoheoea, but continued to walk along to Shela beach for a walk in the Indian Ocean again.

I think there was a long sand bank however because the waves were breaking quite far out to sea, so there were none for me to play in. :(

Got a nice view of the fort at Shela though, and a decent walk there and back.

At night, however, health took a turn for the worse and I went to bed for the night.

The next day I wasn't much better. Decided not to eat anything and started taking the antibiotic course.

I feel slightly better today, but nausia and dizzy spells are making me think going up Mount Kenya is not such a good plan. Maybe I'll do it on another trip.

I enjoyed Lamu and Shela for all their laziness and friendliness.

Apart from one event a couple of days ago when we were a bit cornered by a couple of guys selling us a canoe trip. THey kept asking us for a bit more deposit and didn't stick to their deals. Lesson learned.

We also made a good few friends here' the dohow captain with his sheep, and their crew of happy musicians; and windsurfing satan.

I can't wait to see the look on peoples faces when I tell them that "I found Satan" and "I made peace with Satan" etc. We also made deals with Satan!

Lamu is an incredibly lay town and after being here this long, our regular custom to the shop for water and to the usual stall for 'nyama choma' gets recognised. However, always we are hassled for dhow trips and boat trips to Shela, something I will certainly not miss!

That's our ten day holiday over, and at a time when we would normally return home, we simply continue our journey to work in the northern Rift Valley.

One last visit to the water shop to get rations for the next few days' journey result in us being wished well many times over by the owner 'Habib' and his friend who was in the shop.

The flight back to Nairobi afforded good views of Lamu, Shela and Nairobi as I sat on the correct side of the plane! Also on the journey was a sighting of My. Kilimanjaro in the distance. It's big!

Back into Nairobi and John met us at the airport as promised and took us to our hotel. There we met Mark and a Professor Rona had met on her previous visit three years earlier.

Rachel then arrived at about 10, after we had been out for tea and now everyone is packing to go to bed. Rachel and I for our journey to Mugie tomorrow, and Miranda for her climb out Mt. Kenya.