As I write this we are a little ahead on our journey. We are currently in the middle of the Indian ocean on a tiny little wooden boat, those who know me best will probably wonder how on earth I find myself in such a personally petrifying situation, but you'll have to wait for that part. If we don't make it and somehow my iPhone does then tell our family and friends we love them all, if we do make it then I'll keep this in for posterities sake, plus it shows how s...

Friday 10th September It was nice to finally have a bit of a lie in as the Tanzania tour company Good Earth weren't picking us up till 9. However the sun rises dead on 6.30 here and it isn't a gradual process but happens very quickly, so naturally I woke up when I saw daylight. Waking up in a clean hotel room as opposed to the tented camps in the bush meant I didn't need to check for any bugs before I got out the mosquito net or check under the toilet seat for a...

Thursday 9th September It was so nice to wake up in a bed, nice clean sheets.and soft pillows were a godsend. After a quick breakfast we made our way downstairs and checked out of out hotel, clean and ready for the mammoth journey south. Our bus to take us all the way to Arusha, Tanzania,  was at 7:30. The driver was at reception waiting for us and he escorted us over to the bus, and took our heavy rucksacks. Without any effort he threw them up to the top of t...

Wednesday 8th September We woke at a relatively late 7;30 after a much better night sleep. It had rained during the night and that seemed to keep the animals away, or hide their sound. We washed and got ready for the long and bumpy trip back to Nairobi. Whilst brushing our teeth we were met by a small snake, our first of the trip, around one and a half feet in length it had a tiny circumference and was a deep green with small lighter dots. I didn't have my camer...

Sunday September 5th We woke up at 6:30 after a wonderful nights sleep, yes the guest house was very basic but the beds were clean and comfortable and the mosquito net had done it's job. We dressed back into our clothes, the forth day running with the t-shirts we had bought the previous day being the only reprise. A quick breakfast and we climbed aboard our van for a long trek to the Masai Mara. We left the lush wooded lake and headed back towards Nairobi and ...