Delays, work, to pay for the trip, if I must, I will.

And small, getting larger, modifications to the Land Rover, fridge, new back seats (to accommodate the fridge), servicing (mechanic in hospital with malaria) etc.

Lots of people have emailed me wanting to join the Safari (reduces my costs, am I cheap, well a little), though many are a bit slow in confirming dates, makes planning hellish.

Then we have Godie (the cook, Godfrey aka God, godie etc) in his spare time a scout leader, the scouts have some sort of jamboree thingee, now ETD Sunday 5th Feb 2011.

Here in Dar es Salaam, while I wait, the bird song/calling has been resurrected ... where are all those bloody crows, not that I mind.

Must be Neil's (tanzanian bird atlas's) efforts to eradicate the Indian House Crow, to the extent we had African Fish Eagle over Oyster Bay late last week, yipee