After 3 nights at Mawamba Lodge it was time to move on to our next destination. 9 am pick up for the boat trip back along the waterways. Woke to heavy rain! However, by the time we had packed and had breakfast, it had stopped and things were looking up. Luggage went on one boat, passengers on another and off we set. Along the way, through the tropical rain forest we experienced tropical rain! With no side screens down on the boat, Andy got mildly moist from...

Well here we are,almost a third of the way into the flight and still 8 hours to go! And it’s daytime so the chance of a sleep is probably negligible. So what else can I do to while away a few minutes then bring you up to date? Dan and Helen took us to Farnborough to get the train to Gatwick where we had booked into (where else) the Premier Inn! From the station to the North terminal via the shuttle is all undercover and all you have to do is cross the road...

Warning - There may be travel ahead! Planning mode completed c18 months ago, we are shortly to move into operational mode. This, of course, relies on there being trains to get to LGW (rail workers please note) flights out of LGW (border force please note) and any other possible spanners which have the potential to be thrown into the works before 29th. So the theme tune for this holiday has to be ‘Do you know the way to San Jose?’. Costa Rica not California...

Well that’s another holiday over! This is a recap of our last couple of days, our return flight experience and some disconnected jottings! Dinner last night at Basilico and luckily there was a parking guard to hand the residue of ADOGs pasta to. I hope he likes chilli 🌶! So, on our last full day we decided to go to Kirstenbosch gardens and although it started cloudy it was warm and brightened up as the morning progressed. A very pleasant stroll aroun...

So forward to our dinner in the Vineyard hotel garden. The sequence of events went something like this: Reserved a table for 7.30pm Arrived at 7.30 pm - no table reserved but fortuitously one was available Apparently the duster used to wipe table was ‘already sanitised’ Totally ignored by all staff for 20 minutes Waiter finally took order for drinks and, subsequently, food Nothing further for another 50 minutes ADOG complained to hotel Duty Manager wh...