Returned to Nairobi to spend our final night at Jo and Roo's and, after saying goodbye to William Gilly and Emma, spent our final day having lunch with Brian Jo and Nick. We still managed to almost forget ALL of our luggage in the Masai Market car park, but realised just in time. This was followed by arriving at check-in with Tim and Caroline's Kenya guide book, which we promptly had to post to them from the airport - easier said then done! It was lovely...

Left Jo and Roo's at 7am, with our driver William, for our 3 day safari. The drive through Rift Valley was breathtaking and that was even before we arrived at Lake Nakuru! Spent 2 days at Lake Nakuru National Park surrounded by a mass of buffalo, giraffe, rhino, zebra, monkeys and warthogs!! We were lucky enough to see a leopard on our first day, a hippo and many balck rhino's. Having seen five lions from a fair distance on our first day, we returned on...

Here for 5 days, after a 17hour train journey - Becky didn't sleep because she thought we were being hi-jacked every time we stopped! The journey is meant to take 11hours - there is only one train that goes from Nairobi to Mombassa one day and returns the next. How it's late EVERY day is a mystery. One answer we were given was... Hakuna Matata!! Loving the beach. We are staying in a cottage right on the beach, courtesy of Caroline and her contact Sheila,...

Nairobi is our base for the next 2 weeks. We are hoping to go to the beach, and do a safari - not sure which game park though.However, while we are here, we want to see as much of James' family as possible - namely Granny Dot!We had 3 brilliant days in Athi River with Caroline le Poer Trench (unfortunately Tim was in the Mara) and her chickens! We spent the days walking round the plains, on our own mini safaris, and the evenings sat around a camp fire with an...