View from the beach in Kendwa..Dhows at anchor
We moved from Bweejuu to Kendua on the 26th. Our place on the beach in Bweejuu was great but it was time to move on. The main problem with the beaches in Bweejuu was the tides, the reef between the island and the Indian ocean is about 2miles out and when the tide is low you have to walk a mile out through sea urchiuns in ankle deep water to get to some water. Even then you are swimming in 2 feet of tidal 90 degree water not really refreshing, this was compounded by the fact that we ran out of water at the bungalow. So you wake up it's sweltering and all you want to do is get wet and cool off. Shower - no dice, ocean walk for 10 min across this shimmering tidal flat and roll around in a puddle.
Kendua is a little more of a party scene, a bunch of bungalows on a hillside overlooking this beautiful beach. Water is turquois, sand is super white. It reminds me of the whitsunday isalnds in Austrailia. Most importantly their is not tidal flat and you can charge into the water any time of day.
So we have gone on a couple of dives and done a bit of snorkling, we snorkeled at the reef off of Mnemba island. Very cool saw a sea snake for the first time, they actually slither along the deck vs swim which is what I thought. I was able to freedive down to about 15m with a scuba regulator assist at 10m. Very cool to go that deep but next time I need weights to stay down.
Kedwa is the exact opposite of Paje, as I am writing this these two american law students have joined me for lunch. One is literally covered in sand (it's noon) an is relating to me how he got alcohol poisoning last night from Conyagi the local liquor that smells and tastes similar to gin. He then spent the night on the beach in the throws of sickness. He is a big guy 250+lbs and was to big for his buddies to drag back to the room so he experienced sickness and healing on the beach Zanzibar style. He is now relating the part where he drank seawater. Too funny. So this is Kendwa.
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