The second half if the Festive period was just as busy (but with less camera action) as the first. We did the sights of Karen (elephant orphanage, giraffe centre and the women's cooperative bead and pottery shop), swam every day often testing unworkable rafts in the process as Matthew seeks to develop his boat making skills, had friends over for drinks and curry on New Year's Eve, said good bye to Tim's brother and sister in law and then headed to the beach again for a few days for Matthew's birthday. We arrived at the coast as the Christmas and new Year holiday makers were thinning out and were well away from the places where a couple of grenades have been thrown in the last few weeks. It was truly peaceful (if you ignore the noise from happy kids in the pool or at the pool table) and the perfect way for Matthew to turn 10 and us all to delay the inevitable bump of returning to work and school after nearly a month away. The water was fantastically clear and full of fish and both Tim and I saw turtles when we were diving and reef sharks when snorkeling off the beach. The kids were in their element and we are all agreed that, grenades aside, the regular trips to the beach are one of the best things about our lives in Kenya.
Anne
No comments:
Post a Comment