I took a break today and took a boat trip into the Mangrove Forests north of Lamu. There are some old 16th Century ruins to be seen - the original settlement in this area before the move to Lamu because of poor water supply.
You took a sialing boat into the middle of the Mangrove forest and then a canoe up the final stretch which was very shallow.
The village ruins were really interesting with the walls of a Mosque and many dwellings still standing.
As I was passing through the Mangrove forest I was really struck by how life can survive in the most challenging of cricumstances. How on earth did Mangroves develop the ability to live in salt water! Has anyone studied this amazing tree? There has to be something significant in its makeup that might yield some secrets on harnessing the energy in salt water...
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