Sitting at Zanzibar airport waiting for our flight to Nairobi. The boys are checked through to Hong Kong, so our last couple of hours together.

A very rudimentary coffee shop- where would we be without Pringles- the universal airport food.

With two hours to kill, time to generate some lists, so here goes – in no particular order…..

1. Animals we have seen: Lions, Cheetah, Leopard, Rhino (black & white), Giraffe (3 types), Zebra (2 types), Wart hogs, Buffalo, Elephants, Bush babies, Hippos, crocodiles, Every type of deer you could imagine)- impala, dicdic, water bucks, bush bucks, oribi, kudu, oryx, garanek gazelle, Thompson gazelle, Elan, heartbeest, Wilder beast, Jackal, Hyena, Squirrels, Baboons, Velvet monkeys, Chimpanzee, Gekko, Monitor lizard, Bats, Red ants, Mongoose, Rock hyrax, tortoise, mosquito, fly
2. Birds: almost Every bird known to man: Ostriches, Flamingoes, Vultures, Sea eagles, (other) Eagles, Owls (we only heard these), Pied Kingfisher, Go-away bird, Crows, Corny bustards, Marabou Storks, Curlews, Herons (lots of different types, Pelicans, Superb Starlings, African Darter, Guinnea fowl (2 types), Peacock, penguins (not really- just checking if you’re still reading),Egyptian geese, secretary birds, spur winged plover, horn bill,
3. Domestic animals-which Cyrus won’t let us count: Donkeys, Goats,, Sheep, chickens/Roosters, cows, Camels, Cats (literally thousands in Zanzibar), and Dogs

So from here on in, we are down to the Big 3- David, Cyrus and I. Nairobi here we come!