South Coast
Tuesday 3/12/2024 Diani and Mivumoni
I managed to squeeze in an early run from Diani into Ukunda. More animal sculptures here!

We had breakfast with Valentine before she started work – decent coffee

And a “Swahili breakfast” with mbaazi

I then drove to Mivumoni, the first place in Kenya I thought of as home. I called on Maggy’s parents.

Visited Lucy at her shop (mobile signal is getting a big upgrade!)

And dined with Lucy’s family – they always lay on a spread

Wednesday 4/12/2024 – Mivumoni and Diani
As ever, my day started with a run, then back to the shamba

I’d left the car near the church and some local kids joined me when I went there to top up my drinking water.

I wasn’t allowed to leave without lunch!

Leave? Who said leave? The weather had other ideas – the heavens opened and it poured, while we took shelter.

Eventually the rain eased a little and we accepted the inevitable (getting soaked) and we hiked up to the car, and I hit the road. In fact, a mile down the road the weather was fine and I had an easy drive back to Diani, where Valentine’s house cats greeted me.

Joyce took me to the very north end of Diani Beach, where the Kongo River flows into the sea. Sometimes. At the moment there’s a sand bar, but when there has been heavy rain and stormy seas the river breaks through. It’s a famous place for sunsets, though not so spectacular today.

Nice spot for a paddle

Or even a swim…

Some of the biggest baobabs are here

Back at Valentine’s, the moon and a planet over the neighbour’s house.

After a beer, picking up Valentine, supper … it should have been an early night (very early start tomorrow) but hey…
Very well put and the pictures speaks Diani another place to be on a holiday it has so many great things to do and remember.