I'M BACK!
My dearest reader,
I'm sorry for being silent for quite some time.
Uncountable beautiful and (thank god) only few miserable occasions enriched the past month!
It will take me some time to sort, upload and comment all the pictures...
Thanks for your patience.
Anyway there's no hurry in Africa!
HOLIDAY! It's not like the past six month haven't been a holiday, but this time.... BIG TIME!
Celebration time for many reasons. My parents arrived in Kenya in the beginning of february.
Can you imagine how incredible happy my parents were when I picked them from the airport?
My mother mentioned afterwards that this was something she never even dreamt about;
her daughter waiting for her in her mothercountry.
Usually my parents were the ones waiting for me in the arrival hall when I came from my holiday trips..
Now the roles have changed.
Their baby has grown up ;)
The good life started.. Family time! I don't know when the last time was we all went for holiday together.
This times got so rare. Unfortunately my brother Felix couldn't come. He's busy with his (second :D) bachelor degree. I really miss my big brother... However I'm very, very proud of what he's doing! And he'll might make it before July to visit me.
Felix has a dual citizenship -.- which makes me more than jealous!
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four out of six/five siblings. (one brother has passed away)
From the left:
5. born, 3. born, 1. born, 4. born |
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| Nairobi City Life |
LARISSA TIME! One of my best friends came also to visit me for three weeks.
We've never been very close friends according to the contact we have.
I call her my worse half :D (okay she calls me the same..)
When we were like 8 years old we met in camp and got good friends.
From there on we saw each other like every year once for two weeks in the summercamp and maybe once during the year.
Somehow we never lost contact and from the time we turned 14/15 we started going on holiday together like once a year. In the past years we went to Berlin, Hamburg and Amsterdam.
We have the same bullshit in our heads and like being uncomplicated... That's why we love each other so much :)
And she loves my Shosho :D
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Larissa and the tower of sandwiches, feat. Guka!
Preparation for the bustrip to Lamuuu
GO BIG OR GO HOME |
That's how we do it...
Malindii
Lamu island we're close!
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Lamuuuu! The most beautiful island I've ever seen!
Small streets, more than friendly people and the best - NO CARS!!!!
There are more than 3000 donkeys on the whole island.
That's public transport! |
Homeeee sweeet hooomee!!
Fresh coconuts for breakfast!
Mzungus and the common issue :D Pole sana, my friends!
Found a new love!
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Garfield! Hakuna Lasagne...
Fish made you lose weight!
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The monster of Shela beach.
I just love playing in the sand..? |
<3
Yeah!
What do I need a bed for?!
Larissa and me really wanted to go snorkeling. So we got a nice offer for the whole day.
We went to the neighbour island, called Manda island on a Dau (sailing boat). Such a cool experience... Sailing with the wind! One day I'll learn sailing. Not being dependend on machines, just using what mother nature gave us makes me so excited and happy!
The three guys, who were guiding the day trip were very cool!
They prepared the fish they had caught in the morning on the way to the island. Just with lemon and salt.
On Manda they built a grill just out of woodsticks and made the best fish I ever tasted in my life!
So simple and marvellous!
The guides had also carried fresh coconuts, fruits and veggies.
They rasped the coconuts directly there and used the risps for the veggie-stew and the juice for the rice.
Ahhh I wish you could have tasted this food!
For real it was one of the best dishes I ever tasted in my entire life!
And I always get so enthusiastic seing how you can work with and in nature!
Around Lamu people have such a cool, relaxed life-style!
Instead of having a car you buy a donkey and if you can afford it you buy a Dau.
The best alternative!!!
When we were ankering for snorkeling there were so many people on the beach.
Just chilling and grilling!
They catch fish, calamari, crabs even lobsters just like that.
Then they start grilling on the beach with their self-made grill-constructions.
Some basic ingridients, fresh seafood and a few simple spices.
You don't need more...
So if you take a walk on the beach you'll get invited to taste the best and freshest seafood BBQ's until you feel like bursting.
This kinda life impacts so much rationality and coolness..
The left Dau was ours :)
Called ONE LOVE!
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| The floating bar! We went there in the night <3 |
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| Titanic! |
The Rastas on the beach told me about a party in the night on the same island. A booonfiree with music and all. Of course Larissa and me wanted to go! Even if it sounded a bit risky going to another island on a boat in the night with people we never met before.
Who cares! No risk no fun!
In the evening we met with like 11 others at the port. People from Lamu, Nairobi, Norway, whites who moved to Kenya a long time ago... We were so different people and still the same somehow. As soon as we entered the Dau we were like a family!
Sharing everything, making music, having discussions.
The "organisers" just carried a lot of firewood and two drums. There also weren' t many invitations. Just spontanious ones like ours.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE OCEAN SPARKLE?
This is the best experience I ever had in my life!
There is this phenomen called the "Milky Seas/Meeresleuchten" (google!!! If you don't know it).
In some areas and oceans the water starts sparkling and glowing when it gets contacted by anything.
So if you touch the water it starts sparkling in like blueish/greenish colour.
The boat leaves like a glowing tail in the water when it rushes through the night.
This phenomen was so flattering and magical we couldn't believe it!
When we got of the boat I stood in the water watching people crossing through the water to the beach and their sparkles.... It makes you addicted and you can't get enough of it.
The explanation is less magical but more logical; small organic particles in the water send light reflexes every time they get contacted....
Once more I can just say:
I LOVE YOU MOTHER NATURE!
When we reached the beach we looked for the best place to start a bonfire.
It was just us 13.
Larissa and me had expected something big. However as soon as the guys started making music we didn't even thought of being anywhere else than there.
Two drums and people singing, making their own beats with bottles and anything which could make sounds.
It got late and suddenly people kept coming! Out of nowhere!
Boats arrived like every tenth minute.
People who wanted to cross the sea (eg. coming from work) heard the music and saw the fire.
So they just decided to come!
Young and old people! Blacks and whites! Healthy ones and disabled ones! All together!
It was like back in the 80's! Hippies...
After midnight we were like 40 people.
Dancing. Bonfire. Firedancer. Smoking. Drinking. Discussing. Connecting.
At around 2am the fire was almost burned down completely and therefore the party over.
To our surprise everyone carried there trash and bottles.
When our partycrew of 13 people left the place it was clean and plain as it was before!
On our way back we came by the floating bar and decided commonly to stop-over for a drink.
Dancing on a floating bar can be very confusing since you keep on wondering if it's you or the ground which is shaky. :D
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The Rastaman Omar, Larissa and me (hyperactive?).
He treated us like his kids. Made sure we are okay, gave us food when we were hungry and when we told him we have to go home he got the whole crew off the bar for leaving... |
Such an amazing night... Larissa and I agreed that this was one of the greatest nights of our life's.
So simple and nice! In Germany there's always a lot of organisation for things like that. Here everything's so uncomplicated and it still works out PERFECTLY!
It already feels like a dream when I think back...
Hahahha, when we came home in the night, we got shocked!
We were waiting for my parents to open the door when we looked the left and this person sleeping in front of our house :D
So weird and creepy xD
No idea who this was.
Oh beautiful Lamu! It's no wonder many of your buildings and places are under the UNESCO world-heritage!
Last night.
By the time we left Lamu we were known all over!
Every twenty meters we walked someone was calling our names or greeting us.
Another home.
Bye bye Paradise!
I will have to come back!
My parents decided to fly back since the road from Lamu is fu**ing rough and uncomfortable.
Larissa and me (the poor youngsters) decided to take the (cheapest) bus.
Worst decision ever. It was like travelling through hell in a hop-on-hop-off collecting bus.
Hahahahhaa.... Fake and original..
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One night in Mombasa.
I needed to show Larissa the white beacheeees! |
Holiday Part I: Paradise time is over.
I wanna thank my parents for making this trip happen!!
Gorgeous vacation!
We had already prepared juice yesterday. It smelled/tasted like chewing gum >.<
