Waiting for DHL how convenient

Delay in going Home

Bad news. The front left wheel bearing failed again and in the process damaged the drive gear. Have spoken to Willem and as usual he has kindly offered to supply spares.
Rodney is again helping with the DHL part of the equation and Dieter has offered to do the running around. Thanks all. We will be doing something for a few days that we are not good at ..... nothing just relaxing. Eish that will be hard.
We are at Utengule Lodge and Campsite. This is part of a coffee estate in the foothills just outside Mbeya in the south of Tanzania (100 km from Tanduma, the border with Zambia). We are parked on the edge of a helipad so will be easy to fly in spares hehehe.
We could not have picked a better spot.

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Oh nooooo not again!

No it's not volcano 😉

GPS Update - February 27, 2016 at 06:31AM

Lat-08.885366 Lon+033.319983 Alt +4508 ft (0s ago) 26-Feb-2016 17:31:34 UTC http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-08.885366&lon=033.319983

SMS Update - February 26, 2016 at 06:43AM

Arrived at Dodoma earlier today. Travelled just over 500 km and I only got 1 speeding fine. About R200 I will try a bit harder tomorrow. Booked into a pretty good Hotel for the night and will proceed to Mbeya tomorrow. Nighty Night. All well.

GPS Update - February 26, 2016 at 03:33AM

Lat-06.176866 Lon+035.763533 Alt +3566 ft (1m42s ago) 25-Feb-2016 14:31:30 UTC http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-06.176866&lon=035.763533

Silvery Cheeked Hornbills

Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Spa Treatment

Bath Time

Pink Safari

Flamingos like never before

Yip that's them

Tree Climbing Lions Lake Manyara

SMS Update - February 24, 2016 at 05:16AM

No wifi for a few days. We arrived at Mto Wa Mbu. Tomorrow we go into see lake Manyara. Then 3 days of driving to get to northern Zambia. All fine.

GPS Update - February 24, 2016 at 03:50AM

Lat-03.373883 Lon+035.864616 Alt +4176 ft (0s ago) 23-Feb-2016 14:50:35 UTC http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-03.373883&lon=035.864616

Good bye Nairobi on our way towards our real home. Next stop Mto wa Mbu.

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Fresh oysters off the rocks.

Hole in the head or head in the hole.

Lunch on the beach.

Last day at Lamu. A little snorkeling followed by lunch on the beach.

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Chillaxing at Peponi.

Shela Town

In Shela near Peponi Hotel

Moms chatting

Donkeys carrying coral building blocks

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Donkeys do all the work

What a Door

Street life in Lamu

Happy Family

Too big to take home

Well cared for in Lamu

The favored mode of transport

Carved Doors are everywhere

Inside Lamu Town

Lamu Town Jetty

Lamu Town at low tide

On our way to Lamu Town

View from alongside our room at Peponi

Our room from the beach

View from our balcony at Peponi

Lamu

We have arrived at Hotel Peponi on Lamu Island on the north coast of Kenya.
We have a very nice room with a large balcony right on the beach. The picture shows our view. Peponi means paradise and rightly so.

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Lamu

GPS Update - February 18, 2016 at 03:14AM

Lat-02.295316 Lon+040.915950 Alt +32 ft (0s ago) 17-Feb-2016 14:14:34 UTC http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-02.295316&lon=040.915950

SMS Update - February 17, 2016 at 11:32PM

This morning our parcel of spares arrived. Monday I will do the necessary. Today we fly to Lamu for a few days of R&R before we look for the long road home.

SMS Update - February 16, 2016 at 06:24PM

Back home (Jungle Junction in Nairobi). Missing Craig and Natalie. Looking forward to flying to Lamu Tomorrow.

Last day in Amboselli .

Hyena and Impala.

The Elephants of Amboselli .

Say no more......

Waterway in Amboselli.

Kilimanjaro of coarse.

Flying out of the Crater.

Our team in Ngorongoro Crater.

Wildebeest migration.

Zebra migration in Seregeti.

A view from behind.

Rain on our way to Serengeti.

A true gentleman......... Craig cleaning mud off our slip slops.

Lush green grass in the Masai Mara.

First lion sighting in the Masai Mara.

Enjoying the view at Mara Serena in Masai Mara.