Early morning light on Diani Beach.

At breakfast: we were seated by the hostess who asked if we would like coffee. We both asked for coffee with milk (hot milk, the African way). We served ourselves at the buffet, ordered and had an omelet cooked, and arrived back at our table to find our cups of coffee… great! Well, sort of… there’s no sugar or hot milk. By the time we had almost finished our breakfast, Hamill Corp couldn’t stand it any longer and went to the waiter’s serving station to get hot milk; another waiter delivered sugar to our table just as Eron got back… BAM!

Waiting out a morning shower on our balcony.

At the pool: the pool deck was still deserted… good for us as we again had our choice of loungers.

At the pool: the pool-guy (can’t think of him as a “pool-boy”) would still lean against the poolside bar all day long rather than earn tips… BAM!

Poolside bar – Coconut Willy’s: the bartender still just stands behind the bar all day long… BAM!

Main cashier: Eron went to the main cashier’s counter to get change for a 1000 Kenyan Schilling note (approximately $12 USD) in order to have small bills to tip the deserving staff members. She was told they didn’t have any change and to come back in the afternoon. Note: Eron was asking for change for a common local currency bill – she wasn’t asking them to exchange large denomination foreign currency… BAM!

Lunch on pool deck: no luck with anyone offering menus on the deck today. Again, Eron had to go find a waiter to ask for one… BAM!

Okay blanket, doesn’t quite fit the bed….

Main cashier: Eron returned to the cashier’s counter late in the afternoon to ask if they could change the 1000 Kenyan Schilling note. The woman was no longer behind the counter but the new person also said they didn’t have any change. Only this time they offered to get some out of the office safe… but it would take some time and he would bring it out to her at the pool. It took more than 20 minutes but he did bring ten 100 Kenyan Schilling notes out to us at the pool… *CLICK*… almost a BAM! but the gun didn’t quite go off this time.

Grounds: the huge African Millipedes are still everywhere. They’re still very creepy… alien-creepy. We’re starting to develop a theory about their origins. We’re seeing a relationship between them and all those Baobab trees on the grounds….

Full moon over Diani Beach.

Evening activity: guess what… its disco night again! This evening, we heard the DJ start his music before leaving the restaurant. The vast majority of this resort’s guests are in the 40+, if not 55+, age range – the DJ is playing African hip-hop and, surprise!… there’s not one person on the dance floor… BAM!

Full moon over pool area.