Today we had the luxury of waking up naturally – but, frustratingly, it turns out my brain has now been trained to switch on at 5.30am ...

Today was the day we were all waiting for – the main reason for our all choosing this particular Intrepid tour, and what’s kept us g...

Perversely, for the first time in a week I had an ensuite and I didn’t use it in the night. What a wasted opportunity. But it was so nice...

There was a hyena howling in the night, and early this morning hippos chortling nearby in the dark, but the main nocturnal soundtrack w...

And indeed there were hippos in the night through the camp, with evidence left behind. Just as well it had been mind over bladder in the ...

It was a lively sort of night. Apart from the usual snoring and bladder-driven tent zip action, there was a prolonged session of sleep-sh...