Friday 6th

As if we've not done enough bus travel over the last few weeks, we decided that while we're here we really ought to go to Burundi as well. It's not that I didn't want to go, or that I don't appreciate the amazing opportunities I’ve had here, it's just that I’m feeling a bit jaded and it would be nice to stay in one place for more than four days. But its only supposed to take five hours to get to the capital Bujumbura, so it shouldn't be too bad.


Five hours my arse. It took us seven and a half hours to get there and I was consequently two and a half hours more grumpy than I should have been. If I never see a bus again it will be too soon.

But when we arrived at the hotel and sat by the beach drinking pineapple juice, the world was set to rights again and I could relax.

We rented a holiday house for the weekend between the three of us and it worked out really cheap. The fully equipped kitchen was really only partially equipped in that all it boasted was three glasses. Meal times were interesting to say the least.

That night as we were going to bed, I heard Mike yelling so I went into his room to investigate. Sure enough there was a scorpion in his shower. Brilliant. So we'll all be using the bug nets tonight.