Today I went Jogging on the beach

I have been spending my mornings running on the beach as it is only about a 5 minute walk from my house, which I am thankful for almost everyday. I try to get up and hit the beach by about 7:30-8:00 because it gets pretty hot shortly there after.

I walk down the road a ways and take a trail that winds down overlooking the beautiful ocean. It is usually lo-tide which is an interesting site to see. Nzuri sana – quite beautiful and refreshing way to start my day. I stay on alert until I get on to the beach because there are a lot of bushes and curves and I do have to remember to keep safe. I don’t usually walk back up the hill though, one because I am worn out and two because I can’t see so well.

It is interesting scenery all along the beach. There are some old ruins left to watch stand along the beach and some times I see a man or boy sheepishly sauntering out, waking up to their day.  Yesterday I was running and I noticed someone out of the corner of my eye, over at one of the ruins that hugs the eroding hillside and sprawls out onto the beach, and I laughed because there was a naked man, standing just outside one of the walls, slipping on a pair of pants. I kept strolling right along.

The other day I was jogging and as I hit my finish line I decided to walk further down the beach and collect shells along the way. It was so nice, the sun was starting to beat all down the right side of my body and I decided it was getting to hot so I headed back. I hesitated as I looked up and down he trail to make sure I was all alone and no one had followed me, ok so I am a little more cautious, than some people considering. I decide to walk up when I noticed some rustling in the bushes moving my way, so my gut said turn around and walk down to the hotel and cross over.  I wasn’t sure if it was a chicken, because the rustle around everywhere, a dog, or even a person, and the thought came into my mind,  ‘OMG what if it’s a lion,’ and I turned right around and walked even faster. The funny thing – no lions will ever be at the beach.  I didn’t wait around long enough to see. I’m sure it was a dog, and I was the chicken.

The beach really is safe during the day because there are a lot of locals and other muzungus running and walking around going here and going there.

I haven’t ever lived so close to the beach and I LOVE it.