Why you can't get enough of Diani

The beautiful ecosystem of Kisite Mpunguti National Park. (Jayne Rose Gacheri, The Standard)

There is something about sailing or powering through the ocean sensation that is so thrilling, pushing a longing to get a chance to take a cruise ship powering through oceans. Cruise dream aside, I had the opportunity to explore Diani, Kisite Mpunguti - for a fourth time. I realised that one can never get enough of the beauty and the keepsakes of this Dolphin-sightseeing destination. No other place in Kenya offers easy dolphin sighting as Kisite Mpunguti - more than 70 resident dolphins, all yours for the hide-and-seek ecstatic venture!

We set off from Nairobi on a Friday afternoon, choosing to travel by road, since the journey by train, despite reducing the travelling time to the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa by close the three hours, and offering a pocket-friendly ticket, has its highs and lows. It does not come with stopovers, breaks, or varied sightseeing. A road trip does.