Thursday, September 30, 2010

Kilifi

Imagine a place on the white sand beach of coastal Kenya and a huge river that forms a bay which is in the middle of town. A decent hotel elevated on a hillside overlooking the fishing dhows and ex pads yachts parked in the bay and sipping beers away with a girl from Texas.
A picturesque place - at least at the surface - which contrasts to the buzz of Mombasa which I experienced for the last 40 days. The lack of restaurants forced us into the posh but no pricey local Yacht Club. We took some nice strolls along the beach and the backwaters and were met everywhere by polite, unemployed males trying to sell something or squatters who have given up a long time ago. But people are extremely friendly or at least act like it.
Anyway I had a beautiful time in Kilifi and recommend it for a two night stop over to enjoy the red setting on the green bay area.

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