It was such a bright day the sun shone beautifully. All my fellow children were very happy and eager to see how the day would progress. We were smiling appreciatively. Even the small kids were giving an ear to ear smile. We had prepared for ourselves fully everyone had packed his/her swimming attire in the rack packs ready for the journey.

We all waited for lunch whereby it was prepared by our caregivers. We ate pilau which was served with salad it was very delicious we all satisfied. Finally, the most awaited moment arrived two vans arrived we boarded the vans and off we went to the beach, we cracked jokes and cracked our ribs with laughter in the van. We really enjoyed our journey. We safely reached our destination to Kenya Bay Beach. We were hit by a cool breeze from the beach which sent a good mood to most of us.

We dashed to the beach and swam happily we did some little sports from the beach we competed in running, playing football, volleyball and tennis it was such a fun moment. An hour later, we were called out of the waters so that we could have some snacks. These included crisps, biscuits, juice, milk and sweets. We all ate happily and we returned back to the waters so we could continue swimming.

It was lovely having Uncle Fraire teaching some of us especially the small boys how to swim. Around 5.00 pm we changed our swimming costumes and boarded the van and we came back home. It was also nice to have Saidi Jiwe swimming together for the first time since I knew him. It was such a beautiful day to remember.

Thanks to Mama Sheila for her generosity and all who participated in preparing that such beautiful treat.I can’t forget all the caregivers who always kept a close eye on us.

May God bless you all.

Days at the beach are a real treat for everyone at the Good Life Orphanage. So lovely to see Kevin and Saidi joining in the fun. We’re coming over shortly and intend to take the children swimming regularly so they learn this important life skill. Thank you so much Sheila for enabling this to happen and special thanks to lovely Brenda for telling us all about it.
Sounds like you had an amazing day Brenda. Thank you for telling us all about it
Oh boy, those photos take me right back there – what a lovely day it was!
Domi, delighted to read that you will encourage the children to learn to swim, as they really love the ocean. So much so that the staff agreed to take them there regularly!
Well done Brenda!