Kenya

My old friend/roomate from University (Sean Dundas) was waiting for me as I cleared customs. I was excited to see him as it had been several years since we last saw each other. He quickly filled me in on what we would be doing over the next few days... he was mainly interested in how much sailing I had done, and if I got sea sick or not! We were going to head down to Mombasa on the coast of East Africa where we would be sailing down to Pemba (a world class dive site). So once we got aboard the 56' 'Aristos' and had all the gear stowed we got underway... it turns out that I do get sea sick, but only in rough seas. Fortunetly I wasn't as bad off as Sean! We took some medication though and it was all good. This was the maiden voyage for the new owners of the 'Aristos' and they wanted to get their ship dialed in. The catering was excellent and the water was clear/warm. Unfortunetly the compressor died and diving was not possible, although we did do some snorkeling. It was a great trip and I would definetly go back to do it again! Tony and Ali (www.divingsailing.com) are wonderful people and go all out to make it an excellent voyage!.
Sean and I got back to Nairobi where I had to get a visa for Tanzania... next destination: the Serengeti National Park. More on this later.

ps- I realize that some of the photos are not oriented in the 'traditional' way. I am working on this, but in the mean time one should either: A. turn their head B. put their monitor on it's side or C. wait until I figure out what the problem is. Enjoy!