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Notes from the island.
Notes from the island, stories of wind, water, food, craft, people and place.
Lamu Archipelago: a haven steeped in Swahili history.
Seven centuries of trade winds, coral mosques, and a culture that quietly absorbed the world.
Dhow racing — a unique Lamu Island tradition.
Mangrove-wood hulls, hand-stitched sails, an island that gathers each year for the race.
The dhow-builders of Kipungani.
An afternoon with the carvers who shaped Kilindini — keels first, then ribs, then planks.
Why mornings here heal.
A short note on tide, breath, and the particular way Lamu light enters the body.
Twelve kilometres of sand.
Bare feet, open beach, wide horizons, and nowhere urgent to be.
Coral stone, lime plaster, makuti.
How Lamu has built its houses for a thousand years — and why we still do.
The sunset dhow — most weeks have at least one.
A short essay on why the same two-hour sail keeps changing every guest who takes it.
Driftwood, and the king tides of Kuzi.
What the trade winds bring to the beach — and what we carve from it.
more arrives slowly — pole pole.