Kenya, Lamu: This old Portuguese fort sat outside my bedroom window. Beneath, young boys sold hands and it seemed treeloads of bananas. In the alleyway in front, school children repeated verses in unison, from the Qoran. And above, varieties of birds flew in and out of the mulit-level, birdsnest appartments in the palm trees. Here was my scenery for two weeks as I explored this Muslim island, where cars were banned and donkeys gained respect as transportation.