Day 15 (Sat, 22 July) - Voi / Tsavo East

Got up and tried to have showers but unfortunately not working.

We set off to have breakfast in the hotel but Joshua was adamant that we should breakfast in the park. So we got our gear ready and headed off to Tsavo East, leaving Voi behind.

In the park we pitched our tents and had a couple of fried egg sandwiches. Whilst this was going on Jo gave a start as she'd spotted very close to our camp, some 30 yards away, a herd of elephants that were munching the trees.

Went for a game drive about late morning. The roads are dusty and brick red. Saw some kudu, elephants and ostrich. Because of the time we actually started our drive it was the hottest part of the day and as such the animals were pretty thin on the ground. Still pretty cool driving around surrounded by the scrubland and low mountains in the distance.

We stopped by a churning river where the volcanic activity of the region was plain to see. The river passed through a gorge created from the volcanic pink and grey striped rock. It looked as though the rock had actually been water once and instantly frozen; their shapes were incredibly fluid.

Got back to camp at about 1.30pm for a bit of a rest and lunch.

Had another game drive after lunch. Saw elephants, giraffe, baboons and various antelope. Got back to camp and watched Issa cook our dinner on an open camp fire. Sarb decided he needed to help and so became responsible for throwing bits of wood onto the fire.

Had dinner sitting round the fire as darkness fell. We all chatted for some time after dinner drinking our coffee and tea! Good fun.

Just as we were about to turn in we heard some strange hooting. Sounded like a car horn but heard from a distance. We soon discovered in the tree above us a number of bush babies peering down on us, with their eyes reflecting the torchlight like lamps.

Went to bed where we heard the bush babies making their strange calls from the trees dotted through the camp. Very relaxing.