Today was pleasant, if not quite as revolutionary, or even revelatory, as some of the previous days. I swam in the sea at Kilifi, (Sorry, Ocean) albeit relatively briefly, and endlessly in David's pool. Lovely. Had a quick trip into Kilifi itself to a supermarket, and to a hardware store before going for a sandwich at the Kilifi Beach Club, which I have to say was rather disappointing, even if the place looked like it had really been something at one time. (Still, I could have been in Ken Lilley's garden back home....it is Tuesday after all...)
Believe it or not I still haven't found any postcards yet, but there's a fair bit of time left yet, so I'm not panicking....
We packed up and left Kilifi in the early afternoon, to go to try to find the RoyalReserve Beach & Safari Club, at a place called Kikambala, to try to make tomorrow a bit easier for David, when he drops me off. While we were fairly nearby, wehad a quick nosey at the beach. The tide was out, and the combination of seaweed and sludge below the tidal line was not especially appealing I have to say. The beach at Kilifi has now spoiled me for any other that might be less than perfect.....!
Although there was nothing of note about the rest of the evening, we visited David's sister and husband, Sheila & Derek. Jehovah's Witnesses, but I avoided controversy, in much the same way that the pleasingly steady flow of White Cap & Tuskers that has accompanied this trip so far, was neatly avoided in return....Being interrputed by an ice-cold Coke, which was extremely welcome.
Next we moved on to Nyali, on the outskirts of Mombasa, to stay with Aubrey & Howard, friends of David & Jane's, who also have an absolutely fabulous house & pool. We all went out to a curry house for a fairly pleasant meal, even if it could have been hotter, and I don't mean spicier either. Then back for another beer, then to bed with the mozzie net....
It's funny how the temperature seems to drop as the sun goes down, then slowly but surely creeps back up to hot again. Odd, but I'm told it's the way that the air comes off the land as the evening sea cools, and vice versa in the morning. Still, it's hot, damn hot.
2 comments:
Great blog, photos and articles. Thank you for sharing and keep up the great work. Rick
Hi Rick, not sure how your comment got published, as I have absolutely no recollection of reading it before, and hence the delay in replying!
Thank you for your kind comment though, much appreciated.
James
:)
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