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Floripa Diaries .2

We were informed recently that the group that put together our trip (RemoteYear) has closed down which is very sad as I’ve been singing their praises in the last few posts and recommending it to everyone.

Here are some activities I got up to, most of which were organized by RemoteYear (RIP)

Conceicão Lagoon Hidden Gems Boat Tour

This experience included a boat tour which docked on a beach for us to swim and chill, (sidebar the water was hella cold). Then we went sandboarding (which because of the afore mentioned swimming I did with a wet costume 🩱🤦🏾‍♀️). I also took a few tumbles on the dunes but it was fun nonetheless. The next stop was a fishing island for lunch and a mini hike to a waterfall. And as I’m writing this little paragraph I realize I was hella active when I was in Brazil. Holiday Ofentse is very active.

Our ride for the day

Sandboarding

Lunch and waterfall hike

We also did a lot of walking tours. Walked through Santo Antonio de Lisboa which is a quaint neighbourhood with quirky stores and house on the coastline.

And like I mentioned earlier, I was hella active here are some shots from the walking tour of the city and we caught the sunset at Hercilio Luz Bridge.

Mombasa the Rundown

Since posting about my Mombasa trip I’ve been getting a bunch of questions from people so I figure I should use this post to address their queries.

Can you fly directly to Mombasa from SA? At the moment no airlines fly directly to Mombasa, I had to connect from Nairobi.

Where did you stay? We stayed at the Behari beach hotel which was quite pleasant and had friendly staff.

What can we do there? Ours was a short trip but here are some of the things you can do while you are there.

1. Also my favourite lay in the sun

2.Go on boat rides and swim in the ocean

3. Go shopping at the markets

4. For the adventurous types windsurfing and kite surfing

 

5. Go site seeing

6. Or enjoying some cocktails by the water

Would I recommend this trip to other people? YES over and over and over again, Mombasa is beautiful and the people are friendly.

 

 

5 Days of Summer: Mombasa Part 1

Travelling drama aside I had finally made it to Mombasa and I was ready to soak up the sun. The rain and the sunshine kept alternating throughout the course of the days but the warmth stayed constant so no jackets and no long sleeves. Just what the doctor ordered.

Poolside

SAM_1747      The view from our room ❤

Our day started with us exploring our surroundings which on day 1 was the beach where we booked our ride on a glass boat and the shopping centre to get money to pay for boat ride and the likes (I didn’t exchange currency beforehand. You know me “rebel”).

And then the touristy fun began, be warned I get trigger happy with a camera so a photo overload is upon you.

Tuk-Tuk rides

Glass boat
Fish swimming beneath the boat

They are called glass boats because they have glass bottoms so you can see the fish once you sail deep enough (If you saw my insta-stories you heard how excited I was to see these buggers)

      In the spirit of trying new things I got in the water with the fish swimming around my legs.

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