Tuesday April 7th – Diani
It's official. We are over Africa. The 3 days of hell travelling has pushed Sav over the edge and there’s a lot of discussion about getting out of Africa quicksmart! But one look at the beaches and a swim in the clear, warm waters of the Indian ocean calm us down and we come round to deciding to finish our time in Africa with some serious R&R on the beach. Our decision is reinforced by a superb dinner on the beach at a great restaurant for not very much.
Wednesday April 8th-Saturday April 11th: Diani
Beer and pizza while watching the cricket on the TV, you’d swear we were back home except I’m sitting under the thatched roof of a beachside cafe beside the Indian ocean. We had another relaxing breakfast and swim (Rich managed to step on the spikes of a sea erchant – no major damage) before we headed up to Mombasa to buy our tickets for the overnight train back to Nairobi on Sunday. Mombasa is busy, decrepit, and very hot. We stay for a bit of souvenir shopping in the old town before heading back to the beach.
The beaches here are beautiful... we spend a lot of time enjoying the sun. One of the highlights is a trip to Charlie Island with the owners of the hotel that we are staying at and their friends. They take us out on their 45 foot motor launch to a private island and we enjoy a lunch on the beach with lots of wine! A little bit of decadence is good for the soul! :)
Beer and pizza while watching the cricket on the TV, you’d swear we were back home except I’m sitting under the thatched roof of a beachside cafe beside the Indian ocean. We had another relaxing breakfast and swim (Rich managed to step on the spikes of a sea erchant – no major damage) before we headed up to Mombasa to buy our tickets for the overnight train back to Nairobi on Sunday. Mombasa is busy, decrepit, and very hot. We stay for a bit of souvenir shopping in the old town before heading back to the beach.
The beaches here are beautiful... we spend a lot of time enjoying the sun. One of the highlights is a trip to Charlie Island with the owners of the hotel that we are staying at and their friends. They take us out on their 45 foot motor launch to a private island and we enjoy a lunch on the beach with lots of wine! A little bit of decadence is good for the soul! :)
Sunday April 12th - Monday April 13th: Mombasa to Nairobi
The overnight train from Mombasa to Nairobi is a bit of an adventure and a novelty. The train is pretty old and decripid and our first class cabin entitles us to a "silver service" dinner in the dining carriage. The dining carriage is a classic and we have a 3 course meal of soup, beef (probably goat) and pudding. We wash it down with some white wine which turns out to be local kenyan papayan wine (best served very cold with a beer chaser). The novelty soons wears off as our cabin is really hot and neither of us sleep very much. We arrive in Nairobi on Easter Monday only an hour late (quite a pleasant surprise) but find most things closed due to the public holiday so after a long lunch we head to the airport to wait for our overnight flight to London.
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