OVER THE HILLS & FAR AWAY
The hand-built sailing dhows glide listfully under the setting sun as the winds gently guide us back to Manda island. The African sunset, deep and fiery, melts into the sea as the Southern Cross begins to emerge from the pitch blackness of the sky. A sense of calm descends on this lost paradise before the madness erupts again at the bar at Peponi. This is a story of the fabled islands of Lamu and Manda.
The history of these islands date back to the 14th century, when Arab traders landed on
