On our way to Nairobi! 13/07/08

Hi Everyone,
We are just touching base with everyone again.

All is still going really well! We have just completed a two day tour of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The weather turned on us a little bit but the game viewing particularly of Lions and Lion Cubs was fantastic! Since we last wrote we have enjoyed the beaches of Lake Malawi and the company of many local children. We completed a 30km walk up to a place called Livingstonia in the highland area of Malawi (the blisters were not a pretty sight!).

We have had quite a few problems with our truck and it offically gave up in a little village about 4 hours out of Dar es Salaam! We local bused it into town …the trip took about 6 hours and we had been on the road for over 12 hours that day!! Entertaining!! We enjoyed three days on Zanzibar … not long enough at all but managed to get in a day of diving and found time to enjoy the beaches as well as soaking up some of the culture of Stone Town. We have a couple of lazy days up to Nairobi and then head off on the final two weeks of this trip up to Uganda (and hopefully the Gorillas … talk is of them moving deep into the Congo jungle and out of reach for tourists … too many poachers!!) We will have to see but our fingers and toes are crossed.

Hope this finds everyone well. We have updated our website with a few more photos … still sorting the Serengeti (We took close to 700 photos in two days)!! but will post as soon as we can.

Love to all and thanks for the updates at your end. It is nice to have progress from home.