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- Monday, October 30, 2023 at 2:24 PM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 5,778 ft
KenyaJamhuri1°18’3” S 36°46’33” E
Lamu
October 30, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Getting ready to fly to Lamu tomorrow
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- Day 1
- Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 5:03 PM
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
Lamu arrival
October 31, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Arrive at Lamu at lunchtime this is our airbandb arrive by boat
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- Day 1
- Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 5:05 PM
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
My room
October 31, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
What do I do with the beaugonvilea petals?
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- Day 2
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 4:36 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
In the pool
November 1, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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- Day 3
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:45 PM
- 🌧 27 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
Lamu tour
November 2, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Lovely tour of old town Lamu today with a lad from Lamu museum
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- Day 3
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:47 PM
- 🌧 27 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
Seafront Lamu
November 2, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
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- Day 3
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:59 PM
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
Waterfront
November 2, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
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- Day 3
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 8:02 PM
- 🌧 27 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
Waterfront 2
November 2, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
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- Day 3
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 8:05 PM
- 🌧 27 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
Carpenter
November 2, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Lamu is famous for it ornate doorways and other woodcarving. Here is a guy at work
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- Day 3
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 10:53 PM
- 🌧 26 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’30” E
Whats going on
November 2, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
There are no European tourists here I seem to be the only white face. Tourist economy collapsed after COVID. The only other places are enclosed beach resorts down the coast. Guests are told of SomaliRead more
Michael MatulewiczWe went on Saturday to a restaurant called Peponies. It is just down the coat out of town It was full of Kenyan Europeans!! 2nd and 3rd generation settlers so you can guess what it was like 😉 🤪
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- Day 4
- Friday, November 3, 2023 at 5:15 PM
- 🌧 26 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- KenyaHedebu Hill2°16’38” S 40°54’27” E
Off to the pub!
November 3, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
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- Day 4
- Friday, November 3, 2023 at 5:44 PM
- 🌧 26 °C
- Altitude: 66 ft
- KenyaHedebu Hill2°16’7” S 40°54’9” E
Petleys
November 3, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
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- Day 4
- Friday, November 3, 2023 at 6:04 PM
- 🌧 25 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- KenyaHedebu Hill2°16’11” S 40°54’13” E
Petleys
November 3, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Michael MatulewiczPetley was a colonial ivory trader. He built this bar and restaurant from the profits.
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- Day 4
- Friday, November 3, 2023 at 8:02 PM
- 🌧 25 °C
- Altitude: 43 ft
- KenyaHedebu Hill2°16’16” S 40°54’11” E
Lobster
November 3, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Whole Lemon lobster veg and coconut rice..... fifteen quid
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- Day 6
- Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 12:17 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 26 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’31” E
Lamu street scene 1
November 5, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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- Day 6
- Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 12:22 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 26 ft
- KenyaShaka la Siyu2°16’53” S 40°54’31” E
Lamu stret scene 2
November 5, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 3:43 PM
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 33 ft
- KenyaLamu Airport2°15’25” S 40°54’40” E
Kwa heri Lamu
November 7, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Rain coming in as we cross over to Manda Island where the airport is very humid. Plane delayed for 2 hours due to rainstorms around Nairobi
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 3:50 PM
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 33 ft
- KenyaLamu Airport2°15’25” S 40°54’40” E
Departure lounge Manda airport
November 7, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:29 PM
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 26 ft
- KenyaMpeketoni2°24’11” S 40°42’7” E
We're off
November 7, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Off we go back yo Nairobi - if the plane doesn't hit the baobab tree in the background!!!
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10:59 PM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 6,526 ft
- KenyaNgong1°22’20” S 36°39’11” E
Ngong township
November 7, 2023 in Kenya ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
In Ngong South of Nairobi butty-beer-bed. this is the end of the Lamu trip. Shopping tomorrow and then back to Olombogishi for a few days' rest. Then next week we'll start a new adventure
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