Mombasa and the Indian Ocean

We just got back to Nairobi after 10 days with friends at a beachside resort in Mombasa. The time there was spent meeting new friends and learning about their lives and work. We did get a little time to play, too!















We got to walk along the beach a number of times. There are people with their wares set up all along the beach, and they are not shy in approaching you to buy their goods. It was difficult to get them to understand that we wanted to walk quickly for exercise! This picture was taken when the tide was up and most of the vendors had packed left for the day.

Below you see me walking when the tide was a little lower. The weather was quite warm there, and the water was too! It was refreshing to swim in the hotel pool after a walk. (I didn't intend for the picture of me to be so big. Not sure why that happened, but don't want to risk losing it by redoing it!)