Wasini Island

Hi everyone, this is one of my favourite pics from our holiday. We were on an island after a morning of snorkeling at a reef in the middle of the ocean. In the distance you can see the mainland, we had set sail on a traditional Arabic dhow earlier in the morning. It was the first time that Gerald had ever been snorkeling and our friendly crew were fantastic, they really took care of him and showed him everything. Apart from the myriad of tropical fish that is so common in the Indian ocean, I saw a beautiful turtle gently gliding on it's way, it was very shy and wouldn't allow me to get too close before it went down into the deep blue. After our first snorkel, we had a little storm, we all got quite wet and the boat was rocking violently from side to side, I decided the best thing would be to get back in the water again for another look around and by the time we had finished the skies were clear again. Originally we had gone on the trip because it is very common to see wild dolphins and sometimes you can swim with them, but it wasn't to be our fortune on that day, apparently they hadn't been spotted for three days. I wasn't disappointed though because the things that we did see more than made up for it.

So when we arrived at the island, called Wasini, we had a walk through the bush before arriving at our destination, a thatched oasis of calm and tranquility. We were served the most fantastic lunch by singing Swahili ladies, we feasted on fresh, giant crab claws and coconut rice amongst other delicacies, one of the most delicious meals I have ever set eyes on. Afterwards we escaped from the other guests and went and found our own little private bench overlooking the sea and there we sat and let the warm energy of Africa seep through our bones.