Today I woke early to a stunning sunrise and very extreme tides due to the full moon. The morning was spent paddling around in the shallows which were probably 500m further out than usual. The local fishermen were out in full force, and were combing the rocks for anything that lived. They were also using dragnets to catch whatever they could. For all their effort they got surprisingly little return – a few small fish, a few crabs and plenty of seaweed.
I did a bit of snorkelling with some Dutch people who were also staying at the Lodge and before I knew it, it was beer time. There were some of the local farmers who had come down for a drink and it turned out that they send their kids to Southern Cross School in Hoedspruit. They were moaning about the difficulties in getting their kids to and from school, and this again reinforced the fact that living close to the school makes life so easy. They had the option of sending them to International schools in either Arusha or Dar es Salaam, but they were anti the American schooling methods. They manage the sisal plantations in that area and taught me all about sisal.
There was another brilliant fish dinner and there was a very relaxed evening chatting with the lodge managers and guests and watching the full lunar eclipse.
Sunrise over the sea
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