We're now at the hotel in Moshi, at the base of Kilimanjaro. We left Nairobi at about half seven, to catch the shuttle bus here. We had a slight dilema getting on the bus, as the driver didn't want to accept our ticket. We argued with him for a few minutes, and tried to get him to phone the travel company when they started unloading our bags from the roof. We jumped off the bus, and found someone else who agreed to take us on our ticket and we were on our way. At...

Well, here I am in Nairobi! I landed at the airport at ten past eight this morning (ten past five English time). The flight took about ten hous altogether, and although there was really bad turbulence most of the night it was generally a good flight. After landing I had to queue to sort out a visa, which cost $50 but wasn't a problem. When I had my bags I left the airport to find a friendly local waiting to take me back to the hotel. The minibus ride there was...

Our next stop is Jeffery´s Bay, the surf capital of South Africa. So, obviously the first thing we did was a surf lesson. I have to admit I´m obviously not a natural surfer! But I had a great time, and I´d made definate progress by the end -with high hopes for actually standing up next time! In the afternoon we went on a horse ride. We started off trotting through fields and woodland, then came up over some sand dunes, and back along the beach. Wan...