Chris and Charly's African Adventure

a travel blog by chrischarly

This is our blog to keep all friends and family updated on our excellent adventure We hope to keep it short and not boring; updating when and where possible.

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Dodgy Sport's Bar

Ukunda, Kenya

A pretty Lizard

This evening we thought we'd try a new place to go drinking and headed opposite to where we're staying for a drink. However we didn't stay long, as the wine tasted like vinegar, the toilets, although I needed to go were vile, and i got chatted up by a local lady so we got scared and again ended up in Lymington's, our favourite spot for the evening.

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Rongi's restaurant...

Ukunda, Kenya

A sea Urchin

This morning we went for a lovely walk along the beach, never getting enough of the lovely sand and sea and in the afternoon we thought we'd experience another local restaurant, however, the term 'restaurant' is used very lightly!

Perfect Beach

The food although basic was pretty tasty but a little off-putting was the flea ridden cats and dogs sitting under the table. On the way back, Dave drove us around all the local markets, which were amazing albeit a little scary.

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Lazy Sunday

Ukunda, Kenya

Chris Chillin'

Yet another lovely relaxing day enjoying doing nothing... However, did a little reading up on Uganda and I've decided I'd love to go there next week, Chris needs a little more persuading though as he's loving Kenya but I've got itchy feet...

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We're going to Uganda!

Ukunda, Kenya

Me walking the dogs

After quite a lot of persuasion, I managed to convince Chris that we MUST go to Uganda, and eventually he gave in so we can't wait. One last country before heading to Nairobi before the U.K. Where has the time gone?

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Productive Day

Ukunda, Kenya

Bricks made out of Coral

Our Place

Today we managed to book a snorkeling trip for tomorrow, We can't wait- so excited! We also looked into going to Uganda further and tried flying but it's so expensive, so we're going to take an over-night train to Nairobi and then a bus to Kampala. Feel like we've achieved quite a lot in one day!

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Snorkelling

Shimoni, Kenya

The Dhow

Today was fantastic...

Where we snorkelled

Snorkeling is so beautiful I simply didn't imagine how much I'd enjoy it.

We were also very lucky to see a turtle. It swam right up to me I could have touched if I wasn't scared that it would bite me!

The Boat we were on

Me trying to crack open the crab

Chris relaxing

We also had a fantastic sea-food lunch on the island before going on a beautiful walk where we saw a coral garden.

Lovely Beach

A 500 year old tree

Coral

However, I was stupid and forgot to put sun-cream on the back of my legs and I couldn't sit down all night. It really hurts!

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Day 78

Tiwi, Kenya

A Dung Beetle

We hired a 4x4 off a local friend Mark who we met and it was the pefect chance to do a little exploring.

A Huge Tree

We found a few local villages to have a drive around and it was so beautiful.

Cows blocking the road

In the evening we drove back to our House and the maid, Benta was leaving so we offered her a lift home. I don't think she'd ever been in a car before as she couldn't open the doors, She was so grateful that she invited us into her home and showed us a couple of pictures of her family. It was a lovely experience going into a local home, it wasn't at all what we'd expected.

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BBQ

Ukunda, Kenya

Auntie Mo

This evening Lymington's had a huge BBQ with a band and we had a fantastic evening drinking a little too much and eating a little too much food.

Jacob Cooking

I was in charge of selling raffle tickets, managing to sell 45 which was quite an achievement which helped pay for the band :)

Big John Dancin'

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Ali Barbour's Cave

Ukunda, Kenya

Enjoying our romantic evening :)

Me chillin' at the Cave

Today was our last day in Diani and we went in the evening to the famous 'Cave' restaurant.

The ceiling at the Cave

It was amazing!

Candlelit dinner

The Cave

The setting was so beautiful-

Chris' dinner

Chris at the Cave

A completely natural coral cave.

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From Mombasa- Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya

Mombassa

Today we left Diani and had a guided tour around Mombasa. It was surprisingly a very small city and quite beautiful in places.

Fort Jesus

Jammed in

Unlike many of the other cities in Africa, the people were very friendly and helpful and didn't hassle us.

Waiting for our train

After the tour we waited for our train to arrive at 6pm and it left on time. The train was quite similar to the Tzara but with smaller compartments so we didn't have to fight for our own cabin this time!

Our train

Meals were also included which were basic yet tasty but only 3 fans worked on the whole train and it was so hot. But apart from that- it was a very enjoyably journey.

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chrischarly on October 3, 2010 from Nairobi, Kenya

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