Hey troops! Sunday arvo here, end of our fourth full day in Kilifi - and time for an update of events so far. Have lots of photos, but am going to put them on in sections so that you don't get overloaded this time.... Anyway, from the start... our plane from Johannesburg to Nairobi was a few hours late leaving due to feral weather (check out the fog). So, we arrived in Nairobi ten minutes after our Nairobi-Mombasa flight was due to leave. We raced through customs, collected our bags and ran over to the domestic terminal on the off chance that that flight was also delayed. After collapsing under the weight of our bags as we reached the check-in queue, we were told that we'd have to get the next Mombasa flight and that ... read more

Flights April 17thKatherine Howell Made our way through customs without a hitch despite me looking a little suspicious with a very short new hair do (hence the delightful new nickname above - thanks Brigid!!) and carrying the travel guitar in a case that makes it look more like a rifle (or the baboon gun, as Justin calls it). Fended off a number of transport offers, found the woman from the hostel and - 22 hours after we raced out of bed this morning - we’re here! Heavy rain and thunder, but warm. Hostel room is palatial; the bathroom is big enough to be a dance floor. Pity we’re both a bit too tired to make use of that… Day got off to a more frantic start than we expected with a call from Qantas at 5.30am ... read more