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Spa treatments at a serene getaway in Rusinga

Joe Ombuor and Caroline Nyanga

The role of usher into and out of Rusinga Island Lodge is played not by smiling beauties or uniformed orderlies, but by the stick-shaped, light-winged, darting dragonflies. They appear from nowhere to hover and skim ahead of visitors as though dutifully leading the way, yet neither tame nor trained to do so. And what a fascinating first impression that is!

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