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Kendwa Beach: The world’s most beautiful men
Posted by daveb on June 17th, 2008
It’s not often that two of the three world’s most beaufitul men are to be found in the same place as each other. Sadly the third most beautiful man, Fabio couldn’t make it as he is currently undergoing reconstructive surgery after having his nose broken whilst on a rollercoaster by a seagull flying into him (do a Google search, if you don’t believe me!). I mean, what are the chances of that happening?
Alas, it’s just Peter and I. Peter is my Swedish diving instructor and probably the most beautiful man I will ever see without looking in the mirror. Claire describes him a a blonde Johnny Depp and cannot stop gawping at him, even though she is being taught by a completely different instructor, Ross, who is also a beach-glazed hunk–obviously, it goes with the job–coincidentally from Leicester.
Rather than soak up the sun on Kendwa’s white sandy beach as bikini-clad girls swagger by, Claire and I decided instead to learn to dive with the highly-regarded (and rightly so) Scuba Do diving school on Kendwa Beach. I spent four days working towards my PADI Open Water diver certificate, which allows me to undertake basic dives, and Claire furthered her experience to achieve an Advanced Open Water certificate, which she’ll want to tell you about separately.
I’m happy to report that with Peter’s excellent–no, beautiful–instruction, I passed the tests with flying colours and had a lot of fun in so doing. Zanzibar is purportedly one of the premier dive locations in the world; the aquatic life is so varied and colourful. Immersing yourself in it is like being in a different world. Claire took some underwater photos on her film camera and we’ll upload them here once we’ve had them developed.
A big thank you to the team at Kendwa Beach’s Scuba Do dive school — Christian, Peter, Ross, Dan, Ahmed et al. You might find a cheaper alternative, but I doubt very much that you’ll find a more professional, friendly and experienced one in Africa.
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Comment from Beno
Time: June 17, 2008, 11:26 am
Well done mate! Being able to dive adds an extra dimension to what you can do on holiday. I love it and hope you do too!
Well done Claire too – might look at doing my Advanced whilst I’m out in Australia.
Have fun chaps!
Beno
Comment from Nicola
Time: June 17, 2008, 1:40 pm
Hiya guys,
Belated happy birthday wishes to you both, sounds like they were both days to remember.
We’ve just come back from Greece (I was working but smuggled Neil along) where Neil got very burnt from too much swimming in the sea and not enough sun block reapplication and I got very bitten from being very tasty to Greek flies. So, we are very jealous but also reminded that perhaps we are not the best travellers!
Enjoying your blog,
Nicola and Neil
Comment from daveb
Time: June 17, 2008, 1:44 pm
@Beno:
You going to Australia *again*?! I’m sooo jealous (in a way), it’ll be at least the end of the year before I get there myself!
@Nicola & Neil:
So nice to hear from you both. Glad to see that you got to Greece, albeit with work… Sorry to hear about the bites and the burn–it’s a regular feature of everyday life here too, unfortunately.
Comment from martin
Time: June 17, 2008, 9:29 pm
Dave – even with the wal-mart blue shirt you’re giving off more of a traveller vibe with every photo. Kim and I have a bet on how long before we see a beaded necklass and where the first tattoo will appear.
Did you know – The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Take Care chaps, happy birthdays
Comment from daveb
Time: June 24, 2008, 7:54 am
@Martin:
It was only the other day that I was telling Claire that the Starter shirt was over four years old! It’ll need to be replaced soon as it is disintegrating further with each and every wash.
Have abstained from the standard traveller markings and traits so far — although we’re currently in a town where there are lots of street-tailers who will make me a pair of colourful baggy trousers for about three quid, so watch this space!
Comment from rasooll
Time: January 8, 2012, 5:20 pm
interesting! good to read of other countrys. and beutiful men
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