Cuties

Yup, that's what they are!

Last Night in Nairobi

Our final evening in Kenya, just before hopping on the plane, we went to a
Lebanese restaraunt for some delicious Middle Eastern food!

Rays of Heaven

Before Sunset

Together

With Rex's current job he travels often, so this time together was exactly what we both needed. We are equipped for long distance after much practice in our early years of knowing one another, but we'd much rather spend our time together.

Lovely

Walking along the beach we felt the delightful breeze, listened to the soft ocean waves and encountered many
beautiful picture moments. I particularly love the donkey and the surf board.

Polepole (slowly slowly)

As we were walking through the town an older man softly and kindly spoke the word polepole which means slowly slowly. This is the motto of the town and we heard people saying it often throughout our visit.
It's a great motto, one the west could definitely benefit from.

Lamu Town

Manda Island, where the planes fly into, is a remote Kenyan town in Eastern Africa 50 miles south of the Somalian boarder. A quick 5 minute boat trip across the water is Lamu Island, which is Kenya's oldest living town. It is the only coastal settlement to retain its original character and the town is a blend of African and Arab heritage. The people living there are predominantly Muslim, though we met many rastafarian men as well. The language spoken is Swahili however many people do speak English as well (both are official languages of Kenya). From what I gathered Arabic is not spoken, but is learned by the young men in the mosques as they study the Qur'an.

Sea

Seriously beautiful water! Crystal clear and absolutely breath taking!

Sand Suit Sweetness

The kids were on break from school while we were in Lamu and they seemed to enjoy their free time. You would spot them walking through town carefree as can be, hand in hand with one another or playing on the beach and covering themselves head to toe in sand, then jumping in the ocean to rinse off. I didn't take part, but it looked like fun as long as your skin isn't sunburnt like mine was.

Boats

Girls

Walking through town I met Atwayu, the beautiful young girl whose face you can see. It is common to see the female Muslim children mostly covered or even completely covered.

Streets