Waltzing through Watamu

The view of Hemingways Hotel in Watamu.

Watamu has international reputation for its pristine white-sand beaches and reef-protected lagoons, but as ALLAN OLINGO found out, the ideal way to spend a holiday in Watamu is to take a sundowner dhow sail into Mida Creek, snorkel or join in deep-sea fishing

Whenever one talks to me about fishing, I always picture pitch darkness, dead alone in the sea at the mercy of sea animals, but when Hemmingway’s invited me for a build-up to the international fishing competition scheduled for late November, I wasn’t sure.