Hello again We're now in Knysna on the Garden Route in southern South Africa. We still have gorgeous sunshine! Yesterday we spent on the beach in Plettenberg Bay and today we've been exploring Knysna and the shops! Since we last wrote we went to Robben Island which was interesting if a little sombre. Saw some more penguins and a snake! Visited Jubilee Community Church in Cape Town which was good. Later that day we had lunch at Morgenhof wine farm - had to try t...

Hi everyone We've found a great internet cafe so time to update you again on our adventures. After mombasa we flew on to Johannesburg for a short visit, taking a tour of Soweto, learning more about the uprisings in the townships during the 70s. Now in sunny Cape Town even though it's winter! Been up Table Mountain today and walked for about 3 hours - we've earned our dinner! Probably for the first time! By the way, for those interested, we never made it to the...

Hello everyone. We're now in Mombasa enjoying a few days by the Indian Ocean after our strenuous safari! Time also to recover from nasty mosquito bites!! The hotel is great and food surprisingly good. Our first day we arrived to gorgeous sunshine and tropical paradise. Yesterday and today have been overcast and today we've had tropical rains. This has given us time to read and even lie on sunbeds - in the wind! So for those of you worried about potential sunburn,...

Hello everyone! We arrived safely in Nairobi and enjoyed the weekend with MAF people Derek and Ruth. Visited Kilileshwa Covenant Community Church. Had lunch in posh part of Nairobi with MAF crowd - Chris survived well! Just got back from 3 days safari in the Masai Mara. How beautiful! Saw loads of animals!! Lions, cheetah, elephants, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, zebras, buffalos, baboon to name just a few. Learned lots of interesting facts about Lions mating h...