Many people reckon that God sometimes makes meat available to people who have no teeth. This could be true if one observes the attitude of Dar es Salaam dwellers towards their beaches at the coast of the Indian Ocean . Going to the beach to swim or just reclining on the white sand seems not to be a pleasurable experience for people in Dar. A casual visit of the Cocoa Public Beach is enough for one to see that people from outside Dar es Salaam or those from countries other than Tanzania are the ones watching the birds and the beautiful sun set over the calm ocean. One wonders whether it is the sometimes foul smell that the wind blows from the water or may be the Dar dwellers are just ungrateful for such and endowment.
A nice scenery depicted. I would suppose as the sun sets the residents withdraw to their houses leaving only the daring to keep enjoying. The proverb "kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi" (where there are trees there are no masons) could apply at times since they have grown up with the beaches and do not realise their worth.
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