7 April: We arrive early in Arusha where we stop off at the local heritage and culture museum where we can also buy some tanzanite and crafts. Then on to our camp site with snake park attached! There were also massai markets and a massai museum just outside the camp site. The snake park was cool with lots of different venomous snakes and other animals including owls, baboons and even crocodiles. Gordon was very brave and held both a snake and a baby crocodile. Di...

31 March: We leave the lake of the stars and make our way across the border into Tanzania. The border crossings were fine and even though the Irish are meant to pay $100 for a Visa we got away with $50! There was a market at the border and I ventured in looking for a Malawi flag. Its amazing how they work - I asked in one shop for the flag and he said no but obviously called out to his friend and like a network of ants word spread that a white girl was looking fo...