I’d sort of hoped this day wouldn’t come. We had such a long holiday planned that, at the start of […]

It was really nice to lie in the tent for an extra hour and listen to birdsong rather than a […]

Yes, it was a long night (for me and P anyway). Tom is clearly blessed with the ability to sleep […]

We were the only people for breakfast this morning and everything had been laid out for us on a trestle […]

Tom started the day being violently sick, which was a bit of a surprise to all of us, and particularly […]

It was good to wake up in a bed this morning. The Namtib Desert Lodge is a farmstead set a […]

“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” is a phrase I have come to rely on as […]

Somehow both Philippa and I managed to get some sleep despite the force nine that spent the night trying to […]

The wind rattled our tents all night and made for a freezing morning. I lit a fire and the gusts […]