The east coast of Lamu island consists of huge sand dunes and wide beaches stretching some 10 kilometres to the south. You will need a pair of solid shoes to walk about in these dunes, as the sand is much too hot for bare feet or even sandals. Image scanned from a colour slide taken in 1974.
Indeed it is, Dennis. I just stumbled upon an interesting story about an Italian architect who recently built a brand new castle almost at the very same spot where I took this photo. Take a look when you have the time and also watch the slide show at the top of the article: [link]