All packed and champing at the bit to get going. On the road by 7am and a drive straight through to Nairobi. We arrive back at the hotel around 1:30pm. Grab all my stuff, which I almost managed to fit in my big pack, but there are the odd things I will need to manipulate into my other bag. I am sure I will get it all in somehow.I have booked a room for half a day so I can scrub my boots, hang out some damp washing to dry properly, shower and actually put o...

Well, what a trip. It had it all but I list the following as my best accomplishments, best times or just the best. These are in order of bestness.1. Conquered Kilimanjaro2. Accomplished 1. above in the company of the most wonderful people I have ever had the honour of spending time with.3. Mastered the art of peeing into a zip-lock bag, without spilling a drop. Who wants to get up in the middle of the night when it is -1 and lower and venture out to the loo...

All packed and champing at the bit to get going. On the road by 7am and a drive straight through to Nairobi. We arrive back at the hotel around 1:30pm. Grab all my stuff, which I almost managed to fit in my big pack, but there are the odd things I will need to manipulate into my other bag. I am sure I will get it all in somehow.I have booked a room for half a day so I can scrub my boots, hang out some damp washing to dry properly, shower and actually put o...

Up at sparrows this morning and on the road by 6:30am to get to the border at Malaba and complete all the formalities to exit Uganda and then enter Kenya. We stopped for fuel in no-mans-land and spotted some freshly painted white United Nations tanks and trucks on the back of a truck and trailer unit. Closer inspection found they had come from India and were destined for South Sudan. Interesting machines which were really quit small and looked rather old. Ma...

Up early to a sparkling morning, dew on the ground, clear skies and the crashing of the waterfall in the background combined with the squabbling of the baboons and some of the most incredible bird calls I have ever heard.Falling asleep took a little longer last night due to the heavy breathing males outside my tent. Cape buffalo males that is. The were so close we could hear them chewing their cud and hear them farting! All that grass and cud-chewing can't be...