A Sandals, Sand & Lenses Affair..!

A new chance for more adventure 🙂

2013 is the year that was! Happy New Year, my good adventurous people!

First, allow me to apologize for not having posted anything within the month of December 2013. Well, as it happens to most of us I was sort of burnt-out from my day job. I however still managed to use my reserve energy to do a little travel just to get my mind off the daily routine and actually relax.

Mash, relaxing in Mombasa

I visited the city of Mombasa for the second time this year. I however did not indulge in much activity and just opted to hang around the hotel (Kenya Bay Beach Hotel), yes I visited the establishment yet again and as always, they did not disappoint. I had in my mind to bring you my followers and readers a little of the Mombasa experience and therefore as I packed my sandals and shorts, I threw in my camera and lenses to make sure I could get you some shots. I spent most of my time on the white sandy beaches either taking a morning jog, watching the activities on the beach as I sipped my cold drinks from the creek above, or taking leisure walks in the evening. Here are some of the shots from the Mombasa trip;

Beautiful morning

The sun rises over a tranquil Indian Ocean on an early morning

A long stretch of the North coast beach

Water Vessels

Anchored boats on an early morning

Speed boats in the shallow waters of an early afternoon

A old log boat and modern boat anchored in the ocean

A single sail boat with a sole sailor on board

A Baracuda Team divers’ boat

Anchored boats in the high evening tide

Activities

A kite surfer prepares his equipment as a passing sailor looks on

Two horsemen ride on the beach as a kite surfer does his thing in the background

A cyclist peddles hard under the hot afternoon sun

A camel carrying someone is guided along the beach

Two horsemen look on as a group prepares for a speedboat ride

A ‘flying-dragon’ kite hovers over a camel on the beach

The beach on a busy afternoon

A group of tourists takes a ride in a wooden sail boat

A family walks past the figure of a lion curved in the sand

A handler and his camel take a rest on the beach

Scenery

A beautiful view from my room at the Kenya Bay Beach Hotel

Kenya Bay Beach Hotel

Tourists relaxing by the poolside at Kenya Bay Beach Hotel

Palm trees along the beach

That was an awesome way to slow down and recollect on the year ending.

Sneak Peek into 2014: I intend to indulge in more adventures and particularly of the climbing and/or hiking kind 😉

Let’s have ourselves an adventurous 2014!

-MASH-