Seychelles

On a whim I called my good friend Paddye since I had some time off to see if she would accommodate me at her home in Seychelles. I was in luck. Instead of spending another week in Nairobi, I booked a ticket, and headed down to the islands.

Paddye greeted me at the airport, first time we had seen each other in a year. Paddye and I not only were roommates throughout university, but played ball together since we were 13. It was extremely nice to see a familiar face after such a long time in Kenya. She was a piece of home.

We spent the first day on the beach, eating banana chips and drinking local beer, followed by a Creole meal cooked by her new man Hendrik.


The rest of the days were mostly spent lounging on the beach catching up, getting to know Paddye’s life and friends. Overall Seychelles is a dream, beaches that go on for miles; water the color of aqua, and people that are way too relaxed. If you are a beach bum or a diver these are the islands for you.

So that’s what I became, a beach bum that dove and relaxed. After a few games of basketball and seadooing at Beau Vallon, it was time to head home to Nairobi to face the next trip coming in. However Seychelles hasn’t seen the end of me yet.