Day 50: Fri 21st March: Bush Camp #3 to Bush Camp #4 on the way to Awassa: About 70km into Ethiopia we dutifully report to an office marked 'Customs' in the first village we come to - Omarate - and our Ethiopian Visa's (the only Country that required us to get a Visa in advance) are checked and stamped. The carnet for the vehicle is also checked by Customs and Excise and we are officially in Ethiopia. Just as well we dotted all the I's and crossed all the T's as...

Day 45: Sun 16th March: The Haven (Jinja, Uganda) to Naiberi River Camp (near Eldoret, Kenya). Odo 11313km Jinja is the second largest town in Uganda and has attracted quite a large Asian population. Brian needs to weld his suspension again so we find a back yard place (full of taxis and bustling like you can't believe) where the van is put up a ramp and a proper job (well nearly) is done. The girls find Flavours Coffee shop and we are back on the road in a cou...

Day 39: Mon 10th March: Kigali to Lake Byunyoni, Uganda Our guide stayed in the only camp site over the last two nights, so we hook up with him outside town at the Engen and fill up the vehicles. We have driven this road (to Ruhangeri - towards Volcanes National Park and the gorillas) before. We reach the Uganda border at about 10am and it's slow but straightforward (however, I believe the Uganda Revenue Authority guy tried to scam us telling us he put the wron...

Day 36: Friday 7th March: Karonga to Nyamagabe via Nyungwe Forest. Odo start 9355km. The Nile Congo trail continues and we have some fun today crossing washed away dirt roads that the locals build split pole bridges for us to cross over (and for a tip of course) and past broken down lorries that we mean we have to literally edge by at a 40 degree angle - very exciting (for me at least, Lyn of course is now sitting on "driver's" side of the road). Actually I hopp...

Day 32: Mon 3rd March: Akagera Lodge to Kigali to Kinigi We leave the Lodge after breakfast and I (Lyn) have been able to eat so all good. We head for Kigali where we will meet up with our fellow travellers. We have of course arranged to meet at a coffee shop in a small shopping centre in Kigali. All goes well and after coffee we go back to our vehicle which has attracted the attention of South Africans Ronald and his wife Michaela who live in Kigali. We crack t...