Taking on more than I should have

One week in and 513 am. Plan is now to leave for Mombasa mid day and then tomorrow leave for Lamu by bus. It was a suggestion from Christine who used to work for Aviawest. It's an island 6 hours north of Mombasa. Looks lovely. Yesterday the sun was hot and the wind was steady. Diani beach is known for it's kite surfing. Unfortunately my zeal for a bit of color has me red and sore on my shoulders and back. Try to put on a backpack with Burnt shoulders. My young friends from Norway suggested a hostel in Mombasa. will take a video of the ferry once I return it is quite surreal how many people can fit on the boat amongst the cars and trucks. See my YouTube channel.



Now it is one week and realizing this is only one country. There is still Tanzania , Mozambique that is in the end of the rainy season and then Madagascar. Yes 4 weeks seems simple but I worry I will not be able to do them all justice. The people of Kenya are kind and warm.

The travel, people, and experiences on this trip will all be worth it.


It is time to watch the sun rise now.
And feed the monkeys

The day was amazing.
I went with Christiana Ashild , sam and Adam to mombasa. It was hot and amazing at the same time. You can quickly get tired of the barter game. Everything is more due to being tourists. Locals would pay 20 and they would tell us 250 for the same trip. That is painful so we go back and forth and still end up paying 50. Lucky we had Ashild she is a rock star at negotiations.





Mombasa the old city close to fort Jesus. The alleys snaked through the city. Colors and locals wondering around shopping the smell of spices , fruit and even garbage filled the air. Old down is a must see. Unfortunately we did have a local who had become our uninvited tour guide. We wanted to make our way to the spice market and he took us the wrong way to make "business" was a little frustrating but we did bump into a fruit market. Got some lovely mangos and tomatoes, cucumbers.

Location:Kenya