{"id":1739,"date":"2015-01-03T23:59:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T23:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2015-01-15T19:52:42","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T19:52:42","slug":"a-quiet-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1739","title":{"rendered":"A Quiet Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a quiet morning at home, catching up with the blog. The girls did some laundry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1740\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/016-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"01\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/016-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/016-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chickens for Imelda!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1741\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/026-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"02\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/026-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/026.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/026-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bridget loves Hibiscus<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1742\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/036-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"03\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/036-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/036.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/036-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After lunch we went to visit Ngomongo Villages. After several attempts to find the place (no signs) we discovered it was closed because of poor tourist numbers (which explains the lack of signs). So we went to the nearby Shanzu Transitional Workshops for young disabled women, where they make goods (mainly bags) out of kikoi. They have a little sensory garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1743\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/045-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"04\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/045-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/045.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/045-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bridget, as ever, found a furry friend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1744\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/055-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"05\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/055-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/055.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/055-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From there we drove just down the road to the Serena Beach Hotel, and sat in their beachside garden watching things go by (and drinking passion juice).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/065.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1745\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/065-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"06\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/065-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/065.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/065-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/075.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1746\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/075-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"07\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/075-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/075.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/075-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking from the hotel towards the beach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1747\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/085-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"08\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/085-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/085.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/085-190x126.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After returning to Kikambala we went to supper as guests of Yolanda who owns the Boko Boko Seychelles restaurant nearby, with wonderful food and a warm welcome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimons.co.uk\/kenya201314\/20150103-map.html\">Map of the Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a quiet morning at home, catching up with the blog. 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