A New Beach Experience

Today we left at 5 am from our house in Nairobi to make our 6:40 flight to Mombasa. The early flight did not take away from our excitement. We have heard how relaxing and beautiful this place is for sooo long and now we were finally on our way. Our flight took a total of 45 minutes, which is how long it takes us to walk from our house to Lois and Roberts…strange when you think about it like that.

We arrived at the airport, sent Mesh to negotiate a price for a taxi, found a cheap taxi, went to Nakumatt for groceries, took a ferry from town to our beach, and arrived safely at our guest house all within 2 hours of leaving the airport. Once we arrived at the guesthouse, I quickly began noticing things that just weren’t normal for the beach. Although these things are not the norm, I am very thankful for them. First, the property has a barbed wire fence all around it. Second, you must have a key to unlock the gate to get on and off the beach. Third, there is a hired guard on the property at all times and if you are on the beach, he is standing at the gate to watch and protect…kinda creepy, but again, I’m thankful. Fourth, we also have a loud mean looking dog to help protect. Fifth, the lady who runs this compound warned us to not walk past the bend in both directions…never go off by yourself…yes, ma’am!! Sixth, the house has a concrete slab as a floor and only cold water…yea! Seventh, when the tide goes out you can walk for a mile or two on the bottom of the ocean floor. Eight, you must wear water shoes because of the coral and most importantly the spiky sea urchins that are on the ocean floor. As you can see, this is a very different beach experience than I’m used to. After one day down, I can testify that it is still fun and relaxing to be at the beach!