| Funzi Island Club | | | | best known for fishing. One or two day fishing trips |
| The canoe speeds up and heads straight at a wall of | | | | can be arranged in Funzi Club's "jungle cat" which is |
| mangroves. The instinct is to duck, but suddenly you | | | | equipped with tackle, fighting chairs and an |
| are in a narrow waterway overhung by | | | | experienced crew. Beyond the reef are big game |
| trees-drappled light on water, the splash of jumping | | | | fish-marlin, sailfish and yellow fin tuna. |
| fish. Land on sand and race up the hot midday slope | | | | However, you don't have to like fishing to enjoy |
| to the cool dark welcome of a big thatch Banda. | | | | yourself here. Your host, Tony, is a knowledgeable |
| Shades of Graham Greene: A wonderful antique | | | | ornithologist and can lead bird walks as well as canoe |
| Victrola is scratching out a tune-a call to dance on the | | | | trips up the river estuary and between the |
| straw matting in bare feet with chilled wine in hand. | | | | mangroves. He gloats, delighted at having spotted a |
| There are giant polished mangrove root tables, fish | | | | white-backed night heron. |
| trophies mounted on makuti walls, visitor's books and | | | | If you are not much into fish or fowl, you might |
| photos of guests having a good time. Out in the | | | | prefer to lounge ( with drink and food at hand) on |
| bright glare donkeys' plod, pulling water for the tents. | | | | the " African Queen" in the middle of a peaceful bay, |
| Dogs tease. All seems rather a mirage, a step out of | | | | or land on a sandy spit of a beach for a picnic or a |
| time, blurred and softened at the edges. | | | | swim. The choice is yours - no time table, no set |
| Funzi Island is peace and privacy at a price. There are | | | | agenda. All just very languid and lazy. |
| only seven tents-wonderful whimsical tents set far | | | | There is a minimum of a three-night stay at Funzi |
| apart-large and light- filled. There are king-size Lamu | | | | club. Robina commented that some people leave in |
| beds with tie-dye covers made by your hostess, | | | | tears, and an entry in the visitors' book read |
| Robina. In front of the tents are big shaded veranda | | | | "Robinson Crusoe refuses to rescue." The lunch we |
| areas and w and water-filled footbaths for sandy | | | | had was excellent -lots of ultra fresh seafood and |
| toes or birds. There are many delightful and ingenious | | | | great salads. To quote Tony, the price includes "Full |
| touches such as the large tree nuts used to operate | | | | board and drinks on the side board." We regretted |
| the bush shower. | | | | that we could only spend a few hours at Funzi |
| Although the tents themselves are wonderful, they | | | | Club-didn't get to rest to test out the Lamu beds or |
| do not command any special views- sand and | | | | enjoy more of the wry humor of our host. |
| scrubby bush-no panorama over water. Funzi club is | | | | |