My number one highlight even before heading to Africa was the Okavango Delta and purely on that basis Botswana has been my favourite country so far. The delta is a 18000kmsq flooded plane, that provides a wildlife haven where the only method of transport is a dug out trunk of African sausage tree known as a Makoro (or a canoe for us in lameman terms). We rocked up at the makoro station on the edge of the delta with 3 days worth of camping (including cooking) gear...

Headed across the border from Malawi to Zambia and straight down the South Luangwa National Park.. renounded for its leopard sightings!! The 60kms that equated to 3hr bumby road drive left the crew questioning our will to live.. imagine a 3hr neverending roller coaster ride.. Hideous!! The campsite we stayed in is well known for its noctural visitors of the wildlife variety and im not sure i know anyone who will believe me when i say i was standing 5ms (literally...

Leaving Tanzania and heading to Malawi equaled two full days of truck driving... 5am starts and 7pm finishes... i think i forgot how big africa really is... Life on the truck is great.. currently our crew is made up of 8 guys and 2 girls.. so the tetosterone levels are running high which makes for impromtu training/gym sessions on long drives to keep us (AKA the boys) entertained.. im quite happy with my book thanks... ah the life of being a man eh...??? Our firs...

Tanzania well done and DUSTED... excuse the pun.. Not sure what competes more for worlds most annoying substance to constantly get in and over everything.. Da-es-salams red sands or Zanzibar's white coastal sand!! Ahh the joys!! Visiting Tanzania has been a mixture of african 'civilization' towns of Arusha and Da-es-salam where haggling in the name of the game and as a Mazunga (white person) you would be silly to let your guard down... (our truck driver even made...

Africa!!! woohoooo .. it is amazing !!! have only been here 5 days and it feels like a lifetime.. (in a good sense) Arrived into nairobi late on friday night and had a transfer organised with a chap called smiley.. it true african style.. he lived up to his name 100%.. and was a nice reminder that life is always worth smiling about.. chatted and swapped life stories (including laughs) the 40min drive over to my campsite... spent the eveing having a few cold ones ...