Bewa and the sea...

So we managed to get away again last weekend and I think we’ve found a destination that we will return to again in the future. Many times if possible seeing as the sea life is beautiful and amazing.

We stayed at a guesthouse in Bewa (a little place near East Cape) which is run by our friends uncle. It’s a quaint little place, right on the beach.



It also seems to be right on a mosquito breeding ground, but as long as you stay covered up and dipped in repellant you’re fine. Either that, or you take bait with you as Stan and Cam seem to have done with Lyn and I.

So we arrived on Saturday afternoon, set up our beds (nothing like being tired and going to a bed that’s already made up), and got straight into the water.



Cam could describe it in more detail and scientific names than I could, but for those of us less marine biology inclined it was beautiful. There were plenty of tropical fishies, lots of different coral, and lots of colour for the eyes. My favourite was the little Anthia fish – purpley-orange in colour and very cute.



We got out when it was getting dark and we were getting hungry and the boys set about making the fire for dinner. It’s funny how much boys love to do that.



We feasted on Cam’s Thai Green Chicken Curry (in capitals coz it’s so good), and chatted around the fire for a bit before going to bed. While the new thermarests are surprisingly comfie, the walls of the guest house aren’t particularly soundproof, and the wet season rain was quite loud. So we had a dry night, but a noisy one.

The good thing about tropical sea water is that it’s so warm, and so snorkels can go for a couple of hours as they did on both days of our visit. Some of the local kids joined us on the Sunday, and we took a million photos (I got a bit snap happy) – I’m relying on Cam to post the best ones here. We’ll let the pictures do the talking.




The other thing worth mentioning about our trip, or any trip that involves driving to your destination, is the prevalence of dogs, chickens and pigs on the road. Because of the payback system here, if you were to hit something on the road it could cost quite a bit, so apart from the fact that you don’t want to kill anything, you also don’t want to spend all your money on a dead animal. Pigs are especially expensive and so a common warning from whoever is in the passenger seat (or anyone in the car) is “Watch out, Pig”, or just “PIG!” – it can sound rather amusing.