- Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is on the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa’s mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of around 17.1 million, of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis. The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary language. The people of Somalia are Muslims, the majority of them Sunni.
- Golden Gardens (gravelbeach.blogspot.com)
Golden Gardens Park is located on Meadow Point, just north of the big Shilshole Bay Marina. It’s got a long history, some of which I’ve mentioned in previous posts, but in the end, it is one of Seattle’s nicest beaches and a great example of a fairly unconstrained urban beach.
