Well we are in Cairo and so far so good. The Egyptian border crossing was a nightmare, taking over 5 hours even though we had all the right documents and answers to questions. We were sad to say goodbye to Libya. It is a country that gets a bad press, but the people are so welcoming and friendly and our guide, Waleed was an amazing guy who very kindly let us stay at his house for the first night. It feels like we are about a third of the way there...

In 2002 Henry and I spent four months teaching in a remote area of North West Kenya. During that time we had an opportunity to explore many different areas of Kenya and its neighbouring countries, and as so many people who visit this magical continent do, we fell in love with it. One particular adventure in which we hired a 42 year old Land Rover and drove all the way to the famous Masai Mara allowed us to experience the beauty of Africa with the freedom of the o...