Bucket list

Our African adventure is drawing to an end. With only a couple of months left before we head back to London there is quite a bit to do, whilst keeping our fingers crossed that the rain and floods dominating news from the UK have subsided by then. We should probably be doing lots of sorting through our stuff, selling and giving away things we don't need and getting ready for packers. And there is a bit of that. But it is much more fun to spend time with the great friends we have made here and to do the things we haven't quite got round to yet. So we have compiled a bucket list with something for everyone - parties, places to go, a half marathon and people to hang out with at home so we aren't completely exhausted, or broke, by the time we arrive in London.

Our camping weekend a few weeks ago was the start (although looking back through my posts you might suggest that our weekend in a tree house 2 years ago was the real start). And we ramped it up this weekend with a treat hop over to Zanzibar. Lovely. We stayed in a posh hotel on the East coast of the island. It was pretty empty and we were the only family with kids. This meant the kids were very well looked after by the staff, enjoyed our company rather than running off with other children and we all had a great time pottering on the beach, swimming in the pools eating great food and just relaxing.



Jamie took the opportunity to have his first dive - rude not to I guess. Quite different from my first open water dive under Swanage pier! He then told Matthew and katie how sorry he was that they would have to have their first dive in a UK quarry and not the Indian Ocean. In the interests of fairness I quickly stepped in and promised warm water holidays when the other too are ready to have their first dive. Hardly a sacrifice for any of us. Matthew now thinks he will do that in April when we have a final beach trip (more bucket list). Jamie is adding diving gear to his birthday wish list. He doesn't get the concept of reducing our packing challenge.... But it is already clear we are going to have a fun 2 months.

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