The double storey beach house has both an upstairs and a downstairs (pictured above) veranda .... we chose to have breakfast downstairs each day.I love the wooden shutters throughout the house .... all of these, along with the door frames are made from the wood of old dhow fishing boats ......
Lazy breakfast's (or drawn out brunches) at an old wooden table overlooking the Indian Ocean ....
Our private spot on the beach .... sunbathing in the shade of the coconut trees ..... and our favourite sundowner spot each evening, too ....
Wind whipping coconut trees with a beach-hut-come-boat-house nestled beneath ....
Lunchtime views of the ocean from the dining area of a nearby lodge .............
Where we ate fresh fish 'mishkaki' (kebabs) with a soy dipping sauce. And chips.
These tall coconut trees offered up some wonderful treats .....
Fresh coconuts .... the sweet, icy cold milk drunk right out of the shells .... and the tender flesh eaten as a late afternoon snack .....
Sea shells galore ....
And centipedes, too. (Swept off wooden floors to make way for crawling babies - yes, 8 month old son has started to crawl !)I could tell you that these make an excellent (and protein packed) sundowner snack fried in butter until crisp .... but how would you know if I were joking, or not ?!
