Leaving the lodge early on the 26th, we headed back into the Ngorongoro conservation area; back up the windy, bumpy road and disappearing into the cloud blanketing the rim of the crater. Passing by the descent route into the crater, we continued along the rim, before dropping down the other side into the vast plains … Continue reading The Masai
Tanzania – Ngorongoro
Saturday 24th August Wrenched out of bed at 3:50am for a 4:20 taxi, I did the final turndown of the house while Shona slumbered on; her usual fine art of maximising sleep and getting up and out of the door in minutes. Our 6am flight to Amsterdam and onward connection to Kilimanjaro airport in Tanzania … Continue reading Tanzania – Ngorongoro
A new heartbeat
The opening Forgive me reader for I have sinned. It has been 1342 days since my last confession. TravelPod, our previous travel blogging platform is no more. It went the way of the Dodo, of Bebo, of Dido. We have a record; Shona spent a couple of months compiling those six months of blog whitterings … Continue reading A new heartbeat


