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T our ism
Tourism
generations to come.
I stepped out this particular morning
to chase after the sunrise at the
Malindi beach. I had not done an early
morning there before, I was not very
sure of what to expect. Unfamiliar
with the area I did not know whether
there would be people there or if the
water would be in or out. I took a
boda boda (motorbike taxi) from the
house about twenty minutes before 6
am with the hope that I would be at
the beach early enough to set up my
camera and then wait to capture the
sun as it rose.
Imagine my surprise when I got off the
bike just a few minutes before 6 am
and right there was the reddish smile
of the sun as it rose from its cozy
cloudy blankets. What happened? I
found myself asking as I ran towards
the spot where I had planned to set
up my camera. Sunrise in Kinondo
Beach, where we stayed for five
months, usually comes out between
6:30 and 6:40 am. Well, I must have
convinced myself that I knew when
this beautiful lady called the Sun rose
from her bed. I was slapped in the
face by disappointment. Did the sun
change its timing or what? I found
myself asking as I set up my camera
the intention for going out to take photos is very on a jetty that extends into the water.
clear but one comes back home with completely A few people were around seated and
different photos than intended. This is the beauty some were jogging in the wet reddish
of art, it is fluid, in the moment, and can freeze colored sand.
in time what took thousands of years to build and
then keep that in the archives of time for many
If you are familiar with sunrise or
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