The Good, The Bad, The REALLY REALLY Funny!!

I wrote this blog 4 days ago in Lamu.... then the power went out... good thing blogger.com autosaves :) So I am going to post this as is and write another one now!!!

For those who are now worried because of the appearance of the word bad I will explain.

The African Travel Diet (Traveler's Sickness) has come... and gone.

Night before last and yesterday Lauren, Megan and I became very very familiar with our bathroom as we spent most of the night and day there. We have heard from many locals that they were also sick so maybe something was just passing through or else we ate some bad food... we are all back to 100% and still drinking lots of water to catch up. Seems that I always get sick in Lamu but the experience is always worth it.

Now on to the good news...

Answers to the quiz from last post:
I love mango, passion and lime juice and need to go have one ASAP!
The Hapa Hapa still makes the best juice ever!
Yes I am skinnier... especially after yesterday :)

We are headed out of Lamu tomorrow at 6:00am. We will catch a bus from here to Mombassa which should arrive there around 1:00pm and there waiting for us at the bus stop will be my dear friend Captain Simba. Thanks to the advances in cell phone usage here we were able to get in touch with Simba and he will be hosting us for 1 night on his dhow that is on the coast near to Mombassa. I can't even express how excited I am to see him and the huge boat he is working on now!!!

Things here in Lamu have been great as usual... the Salt Water Boys lost a hard fought final match in the soccer tournament, but definately put up a good fight. We have had a lot of fun hanging out with Mchizani, Aloe Vera, Paper Bag and the rest of our friendly boat crew boys. Also had fun meeting local shop keepers and getting some fancy African clothes made. We will all be sad to go but will be happy to get on to more great experiences. Bri if you are reading this many many people, especially Mchizani, say hello and would like you to come for a visit :)

Oh yeah... so Megan hasn't blogged in a while and wants me to tell everyone that she is doing great and just hasn't felt like blogging when the power has been working (which is about 75% of the time). To report news on her front... she got Queen Latifah braids in her hair and is happy to have it out of her face and not to have to worry about washing for a while! For those of you (Pappy) who wonder who Queen Latifah is just google it. And also for you Pappy I will use my best Sir voice and sternly tell Megan it is time for a blog!!

After we spend the day/night with Simba on the Safina we will be heading by bus back to Nairobi. Betty and Big K arrive on the 20th and Joyce and the girls are headed from the village to meet us all there so it will be great to see them all again. We are all then off to Rwanda!!

I may or may not write in Nairobi so look for a post sometime within the next week!

Pictures above:
1. Salt Water Boys Soccer Team at the Finals
2. Ben's Shamba... Ben is a friend from previous trips who is an artist and an orphan. He has now taken in orphans on his farm (shamba) near Lamu town and is teaching them how to do art. Great project that receives no support from the Government.
3. The oldest mosque in Lamu. The population is around 95% muslim.
4. A picture of our sweet house!!!!
5. Typical street in Lamu. There are only 2 cars on the island, one for a politician and one ambulance... for donkeys :) The streets are all about 8-12 feet wide with lots of pedestrian and donkey traffic.

Now the REALLY REALLY funny...pictures!!