We were the last people up in our dorm around 9ish and woke up to another s***ty weather day in Lilongwe. We found out that we were in the middle of rainy season.... Jack and I popped to the town again, winding in and out of some terrible traffic on our way to buying ourselves a budget lunch of chicken and ham paste, tuna and a loaf of bread. Tried a Cadbury's Mint Crisp bar but it simply wasn't the same. This time I didn't c*** up at the cashpoint and got 20,00...

An early rise so we could say our thanks our goodbyes to Kath, Andy and the kids. They were very good to us. I then abused the Arsenal supporting taxi driver on the way to the airport after Spurs' emphatic turnaround! In the airport, a little worried as power went off for a few seconds but then we chatted to a lovely local chap on his way to Deutschland. A several hour flight consisted of plenty of cards (of which Jack has sorted his life out a little but still ...

Jack and I had a lie-in but felt rough despite having only had three beers night before! An early coke/sprite didn't help either - but severe belching did! Pizza slices from the bakery did the trick too. We took a long walk around the city centre for our last day, which included pottering around a mall where Jack lied his way into a guy's heart thinking he was going to sign up for a 4-month 3D animation course! It sounded cool! The only reason we were there was...

Well-known runner Gabriel Solaisse (guessed his spelling), funds or organises this massive annual marathon in Addis, called the Great Ethiopian Run. Around 75,000 people took part, with thousands more watching. If we had have known earlier we would have taken part, it looked fun (despite the heat) and was only 10km! Whilst we were watching the race, Jack and I were interviewed by some guy about comparing marathons to our country, our views on Ethiopia etc, we w...

20/11/10 Jack and I caught a horse and cart to an internet cafe where we had a couple of drinks and a nice spicy beefburger. We literally crave protein on this trip - all we eat is fruity and veg and baked goods otherwise! After a filthy horrible 2-3 hours trying to find the right bus back to Addis (as we had run out of money to stay at the lakes), we finally squeezed on a little bus for like 50p each - absolute bargain! Back in Addis we got our bearings all w...