The Write Voyage

The Write Voyage/The Memoir Voyage Heading for the open ocean. Kilifi Creek, Kenya The notorious Kenyan coastal winds and current have plastered us up Kilifi Creek for 4 months! But what a great place to get "stuck"! We made some good friends at the Kilifi Boat Yard, with twice-weekly meals and yachtie gatherings. We had easy walks into the small town where 2 good supermarkets supplied all that we needed. Except fly swatters.... but that's another story. Just last week the season changed, and...

The Write Voyage/The Memoir Voyage Hi Reader, Jambo! Jon and I are 2 weeks into a 3-week camping/4x4 trip into the less-visited corners of Kenya. Internet is scarce, so I'm taking advantage tonight to write a few words. This sort of trip really focuses my attention on the small details. The feel of the evening wind, the morning light and the call of the ringed-neck doves and the hadada ibis. The roads are alternatively newly paved and smooth, taking us through magnificent agricultural lands...

The Write Voyage/The Memoir Voyage Life Around Us Lesser Striped Swallow, Kenya Jambo Reader Now that I’m recuperating from the ocean passage, the 7 days and nights of blue water, waves, clouds, sun and moonbeams, I am able to focus on the smaller life around me. While our crew were still in Kenya we shared costs for a 2-week safari to Masai Mara, Amboseli, and Tsavo National Parks. Those long days bouncing in a Land Cruiser over rutted roads was no less intense than the passage. But my...