PERSIAN RUINS 



discovered farther south, near Lamu, but at present 

 the origin of these traces of the early occupation of 

 the Jubaland coast remains very obscure. 



The cool wind from the north-east made Gondal 

 a very pleasant place to camp in ; bathing was 

 delightful in the evening and early morning, and it 

 was with regret that I turned north along the coast 

 towards Kismayu, whose white buildings could be 

 seen across the bay nestling among the sanddunes. 



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