somalia has, at 3,025 km, the longest coastline in east africa, and the 3rd longest in the continent. long, dazzling, a breathless gorgeous blue green blue, empty (except for the crabs), untouched, delicious. see for yourself, even though the pictures cannot do it justice (and i decided not to attempt to do it justice with words). i did think though, throughout the 3 or 4 hour journey traversing the gulf of aden from las qoray to bosaso (one of my last road trips in somalia, and definitely the most memorable and the most beautiful) about the enormous amounts of money that is being lost to somalia, with the coastline unused and undeveloped, with illegal fishing, and rumours of toxic waste dumping. i'm just afraid this amazing resource, one of the few somalia has, will soon be lost.
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