Malindi at Turtle Bay was Perfect
Midterm Break!
AirKenya
Landed three dorm moms (Annie, Melise and Emily)
In a
New scene,
Designed for relaxation, rest, reflection;
Independent of the 53 high-school girls usually under our care.
At….
Turtle Bay Beach Club
Talks: as dorm moms, us three had a lot to talk about. Conversations flowed as rhythmically as the tide.
Undeserved blessing: simply the ability to sleep, rest, and be quiet was as marvelous as the dripping dribble of peach juice on your chin, or the warmth of a fire on a cold, rainy evening.
Reading: me/Three Cups of Tea and The Gospel for Real Life; Melise/Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World; Annie/The Ishbane Conspiracy
Tropical climate and scenery: the ocean, palm trees, aqua water, breeze, sand, sunny sky all set the perfect scene for us.
Luxurious pools: ahhhhh….we relished in the cool, languid, still waters every day….
Entertainment: performances of African dancing and drums, Mamma Mia!, a Kenyan Christian choir, and even an Acrobatic Circus Group.
Beach Boys: no, not like the U.S. music group. I’m talking about the Kenyan beach boys…one could hardly take a walk on the beach without being approached by young locals who want to sell you things, talk to you, market their products, etc. We met quite a few, and some actually took us snorkeling one day in coordination with the hotel’s special snorkeling program that they offer.
Annie rode a Camel on the beach. Her dream came true ☺
Yaaking…yep, we went kayaking too! Around the big “turtle†rock that sits about a ½ mile out from shore, near the break.
Wind Surfing: yep. We all took a free 30 minute wind-surfing lesson. I found it to be easier than real surfing…it was quite fun, and I think I’ll try it again sometime.
Adults! We met a bunch of random English, Australian, and American adults who we ended up seeing at the buffet meals every day…
Snorkeling! Clown fish, crocodile fish, zebra-print fish, etc. It was pretty cool…
Psalms 23-25. I had a great time meditating on these psalms while I was on the beach…we are studying them in our inductive bible study, so it was fun to read them while I was in a beautiful location.
Ebony. I bought a beautiful, black Ebony fruit bowl.
Reflection.
Fish! I got to eat fish for the first time in 2 months! It was scrumptious.
Emotions. When one is focused on the emotions of 17 girls for 6 weeks, it’s easy to forget that I have emotions, too. I was grateful for the opportunity to go to God and friends and pour out my heart and think about all that has happened in the past 2 months.
Crying…sometimes it’s good to get out those tears that have been building up…
Time to leave…after 4 days, it was time to go…but, it was also good to come “home†to Kijabe…
