Despite the late night we were hassled into getting up early to say goodbye to everyone that would be leaving at 8.30am! Christina fancied a bit of luxury and spent the night at the really nice hotel we went to on our first night in town. Johannes and Wing had also moved to the hotel we went to last night. The other Cristina left yesterday and crossed to Zambia where she did a micro light flight over the Falls before making her own way to Zanzibar. She will...

Today is our last day as a group as many will be going home tomorrow. That includes Thekla who has had news of a job interview for a cruise ship and will be returning to Cape Town. Adam and I spent a while wondering a local market which sells tourist products mostly made from wood or stone, some of which were pretty nice, if expensive! We didn't stay too long though as we were being hassled so badly by the locals that it really got on our nerves and we walke...

At breakfast this morning Siziba told us all some bad news. Vincent's Aunt (his Mum's Sister) has died and he will be leaving us as soon as we arrive in Vic Fall's as it is his responsibility, as the oldest man in the family, to prepare the funeral. Apparently he found out that she was ill whilst we were in Namibia although he had kept it quiet from the group so he had not had time to say his goodbyes to her and he is very sad. Not a nice end to this stage o...