There are several matatus each day from Likoni to SHIMONI , but they tend only to run early in the morning and after lunch. Vehicles for Lungalunga will drop you at the turn-off where you could wait for a lift, or a matatu, though through matatus will be packed to the gunwhales by the time they reach here. A few years back, when Reagan's America enjoyed cosy relations with Kenya, the United States had its eye on getting a naval base on Wasini. This would be a far worse calamity for this remarkable area than the reach of another tentacle of tourism, but thankfully, for the moment, it seems to be on the back burner. For the present, Shimoni and the rocky sliver of Wasini island, just offshore, remain both idyllic and fascinating - a rare combination.