Our last full day on the African continent! And what's more, it was Kenya's Jamhuri Day (Independence Day)! This means it was a public holiday for the people in Kenya. To celebrate, we decided to eat breakfast downstairs. A $2 Spanish omelette with bread wasn't a typical Kenyan breakfast, but it sure gave Calvin and Kate a good start for the day's adventures. It was about 11 am by the time we got ourselves ready to head out for today's destination - Diani Beach! ...

After having had multiple 5 am wake up times during the safari, Calvin and Kate had a slight sleep in this morning (Calvin woke up at 6 am). It was pretty hot outside already – warm and humid – but the air conditioned room was bliss! We ventured out to the patio for an alfresco buffet breakfast which we weren't sure was included or not! We ate it anyway. First priority after breakfast (of course), was washing! The hotel did have a laundry service bu...

It was a very early start this morning as they didn't know how long it would take to get from Arusha to Nairobi due to Nairobi's unpredictable and usually terrible traffic! Unfortunately for Andrew - who had quite a few too many drinks last night, early wake ups were not in his best interests. After breakfast we sadly said goodbye to 3 of the people on our trip - Carlo, Amanda and Roxy - as they were flying to Zanzibar that day. On the long drive back, we cros...