Day trip to Kendwa!


(Trouble in paradise? Perhaps? The Tunisian couple ate breakfast at separate ends of table!)

Gossip aside, today I am in Kendwa which if Nungwi is due north, Kendwa is W/NW and a a few minutes and shillings by moto taxi. 

Just next to the Makofi in Nungwi I can see a huge resort being built which will likely wipe out the beachfront area that the locals flock to each night.

Along the road, there a few more large and seemingly 'secure' resorts. 

Kendwa has a much larger beach and at the moment doesn't seem quite as susceptible to tides? Perhaps a few more regular tourists - not backpackers - and less hawkers. Not as many dhows either. I'm at the Kendwa Rocks resort. Lovely spot. 20,000 TSH which is like 8USD. And I just ordered a sashimi salad. It should be pretty fresh. Tuna, prawns, calamari and fish roe. (It was tasty.)

After a lazy afternoon eavesdropping on some interesting characters, I am now watching a beach soccer/football match from a barstool. The sunset is just around the corner but no matter. 

Touts and minor annoyances aside, it is quite a beautiful place. And it is not hard to visit. I am quite sure this is an upscale resort but the kids are playing soccer just beyond the seawall. It's all good but it's a strange dance.

Tomorrow night at this time, I'll be on my way to the airport. I'm still not sure the guys at the guest house understand that I booked the room an extra night so I can keep it until 500pm. 

Ive wound up just next to dinner last night at a very local restaurant that is very busy - always a good sign. The tables are right on the beach and there is a display of fresh fish. I chose the seafood casserole which is shrimp, calamari and fish in a coconut curry. Yum! (service is horrible)

There is a guy sitting from of me with a backwards Red Sox hat. But he is from Marseille, France. Turns out it was a gift.

There is a gelato stand for dessert and I am ready for bed. These long days doing nothing are exhausting!

(Just received word that Derek is being treated for an intestinal disorder that could be cholera. Luckily he is in Singapore where there is decent health care. Makes my sinus discomfort seem lame.)