Jambo!

Hello from Kenya!

After a grueling bus ride and eventful time crossing the ugandan/kenyan border at 1am I am finally on the kenyan coast! For the sake of a super expensive internet cafe, I am going to briefly run through 2 things so far about my stay on the coast.

1. yesterday i got robbed, twice. i had just bought a fresh mango from a little old man on the beach and set it down on a table to get ready to eat. out of nowhere comes a devilish little monkey who steals it right off the table and goes to eat it in my plain view high in a tree. Feeling a bit sorry for me, one of my snorkeling companions gave me one of his mangos. I was holding it in my hand expressing my gratitude and what do you know, another larger monkey runs up along the window ledge and wrestles me for the second mango! I held on to it thinking the monkey would back off, but he didn't, he only grabbed harder at the mango. my adrenaline quickly died down and i gave in to the wild animal. meanwhile there was a pack of local kenyans crowded around me laughing, silly Mzungu should know better not to have fruit in front of the monkeys.

2. ahh, the pristine white sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean. The other day I laid in the shade of a palm tree reading a book in between dips in the surf. This is definiately a place i would come back to! I think it competes with Mazunte, Mexico for one of the best eco friendly beaches.

And, I'm off for a little walking along the beach. For the next couple of days I am staying at Diani Beach in a really cute place with a swimming pool (just in case i get sick of the ocean) :-)

Cheers!
dana