Monday 16 July 2012

Sailing to Zanzibar

Back from Kenya, we have the incredible luck to be sailing with our host to Zanzibar and back. 4 days on the sea and a visit to Stonetown. Although we need some time to get rid of our sea sickness, we enjoy our time very much!


Dhow between Daressalam and Zanzibar: may they be sailing for a long time to come.



Getting ready for the night.


Stonetown sea front.


Dhows: the masters of the sea.

Stonetown: door

Modern meets old.



This fruit stinks (really!), but...

... tastes quite good!






Sailing isn't always a piece of cake.

Back "home" we get ready for the remaining 5'500 km (really just a piece of cake, now!): there are about 7 holes on three wheels to be fixed.

It's hard to leave this little paradise for the road!



Wednesday 11 July 2012

Lamu & Shela - a beautiful tropical island

After the cold nights of Mount Kenya, we decide to reheat on the coast of Kenya at Lamu and Shela. 

Stop over in Malindi



Guesthouse in Lamu
Lamu: narrow  streets
Donkey welcome!


House locking system.


There is life in the street!




From Lamu town we take a boat to Shela village, which is much quieter.



A dhow trip is just the thing to do...

Pwani Guesthouse, entrance and ...

... the balcony; being out of season we had the guesthouse to ourselves!
Sea view!
Beautiful decoration in the bedroom



There are donkeys everywhere!

Shela has a longstanding Moslem cultur. Over the centuries lots of different styles of mosques developed on the island of Lamu. 
There are nearly no cars, these are the transportation means. Running on human or donkey power.
Asphalt has been brought to extent the runway of the airport. Meanwhile it leaks on the pier and flows into the sea!
Leaving Lamu: we were 1h early, but the company had rescheduled the flight 1h earlier, without us knowing! They were already taxi-ing out when we arrived! What a luck! They came back for us.



From Lamu we headed back to Nairobi. Once there we had to say goodbye to our dear friend Katrin. She was going back to Switzerland and we took a flight back to our beloved bicycles in Daresalam.
There are a mere 5'500 km left to capetown!