Teddys Place - Paje

From Jambiani we drove to the close by village Paje, where the Kite surfers have fun and checked into the Rasta vibe logde Teddys Place. It is about a 100 meters of the beach and they play amazing music there. The prawns are delicious. We chill a bit and I take my camera to capture the amazing colors of the sea. Our dorm hut is very cool with sand instead of floors. The next day we had melon and pancakes for breakfast and chilled at the beach again watching the kite surfers doing their business and going for a swim in the lukewarm water every now and again. On the afternoon we had to go to Stone Town to draw some money. Stone Town is the only place on the whole island that has ATM's. The drive there is lovely.
Stone Town in itself is busy and full of people. You have to get used to the hectic atmosphere after spending your days on the beach listening to nothing but the rhythmic sounds of soft waves coming in. The ATM electrocutes me every time I touch it and the security guy just welcomes me to Africa. We drive back in rush hour and basically just stand there for a good hour till we finally manage to pass the small part of the road that only allows one way traffic. Smiling at the police officer that waves us through I get back into a more relaxed mood. We come back just in time for the braai and the little party at Teddys.
I buy a cool beenie that one of the dudes, who works at the lodge, made. Kiff!
I go to bed at 5 hoping to hear my alarm for 6 to see the sunrise. Oh well ... maybe next time.

My friend takes me around a bit and shows me Paje by Night, another very cool Hotel/Bar with a funky swimming pool. We have lunch at the Arabian Nights Villas & Apartments, which has a nice Restaurant/Bar right at the beach. Food and view are divine. I have a dip in their pool and the sweet Italian lady that runs the place comes by to see how we are doing. After a kickass Bolognese with homemade Tagliatelle and freshly ground Parmesan next to a cold beer I could not be any better.

We return to Teddys to say our goodbyes and leave for Uroa to stay with another friend for the night.
On our way we stop at a couple of vendors at the side of the road to get some vegetables, rice and water and then spend the evening cooking and talking. The full moon comes up and I can take some amazing pictures.

Then it is time to go to Peru Bar in Kiwengwa for the birthday party of the Baby Bush Lodge manager. We are having the local Gin Conyagi and everybody is dancing. The sound system is the bomb. On our way back to Paje the taxi has to stop a couple of times because of the goats sleeping on the road.

We happily fall in our beds and I am pretty sure I will not see the sunrise, again. Lala salama.

Teddys Place, Paje: http://www.teddys-place.com/
Teddys Place on Facebook: Teddys Place
Paje by Night, Paje, on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PajeByNight/
Arabian Nights Villas & Apartments, Paje: http://arabiannightsvillas-apartments.com
Peru Bar, Kiwengwa, on Facebook: Peru Bar