Well! We have arrived in Africa and made it all the way to the extraordinary Mowana Lodge in Kasane, near the Chobe National Park (about 8 km) This notwithstanding, an amazing trip here. We were sitting in a jeep, driving to the hotel thinking that only 24 hours before we had been sitting in a minicab in Chiswick - I think Liz is still surprised. A couple of hairy moments where we didn't have enough runway, where we had to pay USD80 each (to get into Zambia) a...

Well, here we are...today's lift-off! Packing last night was full of fun, with twice as much going in as any of us needs, this despite reducing by half the prospective packing... The cab collects Liz and Edward at 12:30 and Diane and James at 1pm (just in case we're late for the 6pm flight) Mind you, even though none of us likes to be late for anything this may be a form of bizarre multiplication of compulsions. First stop: Johannesburg. It's 32 degrees C th...