Pwani is Kenya- Part 1/2 (Likoni ferry and Mama Ngina Drive)

A few weeks ago I jumped onto a bus and off to the coast I went. First thing, weeeee!!...as soon as I arrived I discovered malenge si mboga!!! ...coz, for all those who have been there (99% of Kenyans), you know that as usual, of course it was smouldering hot. It's even hard to meet cool people at the coast....but good thing is everyone is just hot by default ...lol! Yaani, kazi ni kusweat.

No wonder guys at the coast just sit under palm trees and drink mnazi 24/7- 365 on the white sandy beaches as they tunga vitendawiliz and wait to watch the sun set in the horizon (#dream_on). 

Anyway, this collection only represents a small part of my tour....so hey, where do we start,... ferry side of Mombasa n Mama Ngina Drive....

Before this day I hadn't seen ferries operating live, only on the news on telli...I used to think the distance they have to ferry (pun not intended) people is a long distance and that they take long- maybe even a couple of hours. In reality, navigated with the precision of a surgeon, they actually move very fast. These ferries transport a lot..and i'd estimate not more than 7 mins from end to end.

Marked in red are the ends where the ferries dock so you can see the distance is not so huge. I estimate that the place is hardly a kilometer wide. Btw which reminds me.. sadly this Ferry/ Mama Ngina area had a shark incident late Sept 2011. If you didn't get to see the story then the link can be found here.

Now this is what I call Pwani life sit on a bench and stare at the ocean, no school, no work, no waking up early (except to watch the sunrise). U just go home to change ur clothes n eat then u come back to watch the ocean, n press repeat. Then you find money has been deposited into ur account end month without having to work or fight with traffic in the morning n evening. Ur only worry in life is how to avoid getting an uneven tan for those who have the skin tone for it...(again #dream_on)

On a serious note though, let me just confess, getting to the ocean and starring at the vastness of it, usually leaves me in awe. I find myself feeling small, wanting to fall face first as I'm thinking to myself....'what is man that you are mindful of him...Ps 8:4'... 

Bearing in mind the 2004 Tsunami that swept guys away, damage it caused and how helpless guys were at the sheer magnitude of it's sweeping force. When I see the ocean, and i'm not exaggerating, I can't help but acknowledge that God is merciful. Human beings can really be what would be described, by a former primary school teacher of mine, as 'vinyangarikaz'. With all that we have done and continue to, if He orders this ocean to breach it's boundaries....where we'd all end up, I leave it for your imagination. But of course it's obvious that this 'blind-eye' is not gonna stand forever. It's a chance to make things right while it is yet called today.

Btw at the Park on Mama Ngina drive there are some very ugly and scary looking birds- carrion crows to be precise. They should consider making a new game called 'Ugly birds' (hahaha... couldn't resist) featuring these crows only. If you think am exaggerating please google the images and view the up-close ones. You can thank me later for my accurate description. Does anyone else agree with me?

With all the heat though there was a very nice humid breeze coming from the ocean. The breeze what we call tamu sana! And when i say tamu sana I mean a breeze good enough to make a person go "jambo bwana, Kenya hakuna matata!!"

After strolling the park a bit and enjoying the breeze, kiguu na njia mimi huyoooo, I jumped into a tuktuk and off I went for some more kuzurura...where to you ask? Part2.

Btw i think 99% of kenyans have been to the coast. Is that true? You can vote on the top left hand corner.
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