I have now left Africa and headed to China. I had the most amazing time in Africa and it is a shame to have left. My overland tour with Tucan Travel was incredible and I have to give Caz and Bren a big thank you for making the trip so amazing.

Since the last blog I have been up to the following:

Day 30-36: Kande Beach & Chitimba

Didn't get up to much in Kande except have a few beers on the shores of lake Malawi and just generally lap up the atmosphere of the place. Chitimba was a different story...

On arriving at Chitimba Stu and I realised that the Arsenal vs Man utd Champions league game was on and we managed to get a local lad to take us to a local bar 20 minutes away to the watch the game. It was quite an experience to say the least - about 60 blokes in a tiny room hudled around a 20 inch TV screen with all the doors and windows closed. The place was a sauna and judging by everyones astonishment - I think we were the only none locals ever to visit the establishment. We managed to stick it out till the end of the first half till the ridiculous heat got the better of us and headed back to camp.

The next day all of us decided to do the trek up to Livingstonia, a good 17 kilometers away from the camp and at a significantly higher altitude - highlights include visiting the misionary, local school and a gorgeous aterfall. We set off in good spirits thinking we'd do it in half the time people usually do it in and it wasn't long till we realised how hard it was going to be and I struggled the most in the heat (and the lack of fitness). People started getting blisters and really started to struggle but we made it and the view at the top was well worth it - we could see gorgeous Lake Malawi stretching out below us and could even see the shores and mountains of Mozambique on the other side.

At the top (when we reached it some hours later) we popped into the local school and got swamped by kids and then took a dip in a refreshing mountain screen. When we reached the hospital at the top we had had enough and hired ourselves a open truck to take us back to the camp. This was by far the most uncomfortable and probably the most dangerous ride I have had in my life - the treachorous state of the road and vehicle was unbelievable and it took over an hour to travel the 17K back to camp - we got back battered and bruised but very, very relieved!

We chilled out the rest of our time there and in the evenings I spent most of my time chatting to the resort owner and budding photographer, Ed Peeters from the Netherlands. We had a right laugh chatting about Malawi and other stories of Africa till the early hours. He had some awesome pics and check them out if you get a few spare minutes:

http://www.edpeetersphotography.com/

Day 37-42: Dar es Salaam & Zanzibar Island

After Chitimba we headed North and left Malawi, heading for Dar es Salaam so we could head for Zanzibar. Dar was just the usual big city and not much stood out about the place except for the fact that it was very, very hot!

We headed for Stone Town on Zanzibar and stayed a couple of days in this amazing town. The Town isn't your typical African town - it has a massive Arabic influence and the food, the people, the streets and architecture are unique. We did the spice tour and I did the stupid thing and tried one of the fresh chilies - went bright red and was in a great deal of pain while the rest of the group laughed at me ;-)

After Stone Town we headed to North Beach where we just relaxed and had numerous cocktails on the stunning beach. I did manage to squeeze in a couple of dives with Kate, which was brilliant and a good break from the relaxing on the beach - it's a hard life ;-) . We also met a local Masai called Jacob who got smashed with us one night and was a right laugh.

Day 43-47: Sereget

Day 48-51: Nairobi