Matema Beach Lutheran center is a lovely place to stay. There were a few bandas, a nice and spacious dinning area and a little bar. They served good quality food. There was a little Lutheran church nearby. I took a sunset walk in the neighborhood and watched sunset at the dinning area upstairs of the Lutheran center. Some people were rehearsing christian songs at the Lutheran church.The sound permeated the air while sun was sinking on the tropical plantation. It was a beautiful moment.
The second day on the lake started with a morning walk along the lake till I found myself at a busy village "Yliluli" where a local market was held every Saturday. Many canoes were docking by the shore and villagers pulled in buckets of small fish from the boats. Some were freshly caught and some were dry fish. While I was wandering around, I was told there's a village called Ikombe nearby famous for pottery and there is a market place where villagers trade commodity.
After breakfast I went to Matema beach village to find a guide that can take me to Ikombe. My plan was to check out the market place at Yliluli and hike to Ikombe and take a canoe back to Matema beach. Through Elfun who was the only one that speaks English here, I got to know Qusa, my tour guide. I told her that I can meet her at 2:30 pm.
The sun was baking and the lake was scorching around noon. I went back to the village to change the hiking plan to tomorrow. Qusa didn't show up. I spent the afternoon swimming in the lake and reading. In the evening I took a long walk along the other side of the lake. Paula and Anol told me that there's another beach resort nearby. En route I met a Swedish father and son sitting in their balcony at a beach home. The father and son are both doctors, working at Matema beach hospital. We had some nice conversation. The father and son came over to Lutheran center for dinner. We had fresh rice, a big Samiki (fish) and beans for dinner. A delicious dinner and good companies.
Matema Beach Lutheran center is a lovely place to stay. There were a few bandas, a nice and spacious dinning area and a little bar. They served good quality food. There was a little Lutheran church nearby. I took a sunset walk in the neighborhood and watched sunset at the dinning area upstairs of the Lutheran center. Some people were rehearsing christian songs at the Lutheran church.The sound permeated the air while sun was sinking on the tropical plantation. It was a beautiful moment.
The second day on the lake started with a morning walk along the lake till I found myself at a busy village "Yliluli" where a local market was held every Saturday. Many canoes were docking by the shore and villagers pulled in buckets of small fish from the boats. Some were freshly caught and some were dry fish. While I was wandering around, I was told there's a village called Ikombe nearby famous for pottery and there is a market place where villagers trade commodity.
After breakfast I went to Matema beach village to find a guide that can take me to Ikombe. My plan was to check out the market place at Yliluli and hike to Ikombe and take a canoe back to Matema beach. Through Elfun who was the only one that speaks English here, I got to know Qusa, my tour guide. I told her that I can meet her at 2:30 pm.
The sun was baking and the lake was scorching around noon. I went back to the village to change the hiking plan to tomorrow. Qusa didn't show up. I spent the afternoon swimming in the lake and reading. In the evening I took a long walk along the other side of the lake. Paula and Anol told me that there's another beach resort nearby. En route I met a Swedish father and son sitting in their balcony at a beach home. The father and son are both doctors, working at Matema beach hospital. We had some nice conversation. The father and son came over to Lutheran center for dinner. We had fresh rice, a big Samiki (fish) and beans for dinner. A delicious dinner and good companies.
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