Sitting in the reception at the Aruba Mara Bush Camp, occasional wafts from the non-flushing toilets were just an added bonus whilst I waited for the truck to return from their game drive... for 2 hours! Made bearable by the fact that I was alone because I'd been on my BALLOON ride over the Masai Mara! Left at 6am, Heath walked me into the darkness as two African men appeared from nowhere and said they were collecting me for the balloon ride a wee bit scary, but ...

Staying in the national park tonight, no toilets and baboons surrounding our tents! We all had to pitch our tents in a semi-circle around the truck just in case a speedy escape was needed in the middle of the night. Dropped into Nakuru to pick up supplies, had the worst cup of tea ever! The milk kept on forming a skin, and the teaspoon was dirty... clean by the time it had stirred the tea though. Yum. Stocked up on some ham as the monkey decided to steal my brea...

Our first picture opportunity was the 'Big 5 Viewpoint', where you can't see any of the Big 5, but can see a great view of the largest satellite in the desert, Lake Naivasha, and a hint of white that becomes a mass of Flamingos once you get closer. Unfortunately the Flamingos edge away with every step you take towards them, but at least we got a good view, and a good whiff of the smelly birds: not so great when you're downwind! Speaking of smells, the viewpoint a...

So after two weeks I can finally access a computer and put together some form of evidence that I am actually away from Coniston Drive; although it may take a while as the computer in Zanzibar is a little slow and the keys are not responding to my typing as they should be! Setting off from the airport didn't set me in the greatest direction unfortunately: somehow managed to be late for check-in after they decided to rescan my passport for the Kenyan visa, this wa...

Sitting in Cafe Jambo drinking THE strongest iced coffee in existence! Just bought some ginger nuts, water, bread, laughing cow, and juice to sustain me for 450 Kenyan shillings, glamour! Had a decent first night sleep, although kept on waking up around 5 paranoid that the alarm wouldn't go off! Had fruit salad for breakfast, although no papaya after Mum's stories! Saw Tusker beer in the market and got quite excited: sad really! First night in the tent was not as...