What else do you do when there is a massive thunderstorm, but run to the local stadium and watch a footie match - hence the picture!!! This morning Dad left, not feeling too great - a bit of the usual travellers sickness but still smiling. He rang from the airport to say his flight was delayed but pleased about it as only 6 hours in Nairobi rather than 8. So I arranged with Angelo (previous guide to take me out and about locally). He hired a driver and car and...

We've arrived at the last stop with Dad and our first official National Park. Also the luxury of two nights in the same place so I can get some washing done! We're about three and a half hours east of Tana. The road to get here, the N2, apparently has more accidents than any other. It goes through the hills with hair pinned turns and goes all the way to the only port in Madagascar -so there are big lorries and petrol tankers on it. Weiza our driver (I'm sure th...

We've done a lot since the last entry. However as we have been travelling around, Dad won't get his luggage until tonight with just 3 nights to go for him - but he's very resourceful so the couple of shirts and shorts have been enough! Angelo has been our guide who has been excellent and I would highly recommend him if anyone wants a guide in Madagascar. He has good English, is very keen to improve and also learn other languages to try and get more work. It's ac...

The photo is out my bedroom window so doesn't really show of 'Tana'. Sat having a beer with Dad. Its a lovely temperature but with the odd mozzie flying around. We're in a very cheap hotel - about £15 a night, run by Chinese so guess what we're eating tonight. Amazingly they have very fast Internet! So Dad was at the airport a couple of hours before I arrived but unfortunately his luggage wasn't. We're hoping it will arrive on Thursday but not sure where we wi...