Looking at the beach across the bay as some crabs crawl along the exposed seabed and seaweed
I think that's Oyster bay's yacht club on the horizon
A fisherman sits out in the baking sun
These hollowed out wooden boats lay marooned on the exposed seabed at low tide
More fishermen
Dried-up discarded nets
A very unassuming sign offering dhow cruises
The rain clouds are bubbling up on the horizon with dramatic effect
I walked over to Slipway to take a look around some of the artisan shops and work out how to get the the beach which has been temping me for a long time now. There is a stoney promenade with a little cabin at the end offering day cruises in dhows and a corrugated iron roofed space where the fishermen obviously gather. It looks like a very well used down-time area with washing lines hanging clothes out to dry.
I wonder what kind of fish they catch and how much. It all seems like quite a relaxed affair, I'm almost tempted to ask if I can get in one of the little wooden boats and paddle around the bay but I still haven't managed to grasp much Swahili. So far, my efforts to find a Swahili learning meeting group for anglophones has not proven too successful.
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