Zanzibar to Cape Town was not the easiest route to plan - no direct flights - so we ended with a Kenya Airways conection via Nairobi which meant that we checked out of the hotel at 1.30 am for a 3.40am flight to Nairobi - which left 40 minutes ahead of schedule!
Arriving early meant that we had 4 hrs in Nairobi airport which was a slightly daunting prospect but we got a comfortable seat in the lounge - although the coffee was stewed and there was no fizz! Not quite as shiny and new as Zanzibar Airport but very busy - long queues waiting to board every flight.
Our flight to Cape Town was just under 6 hours - service was efficient and friendly while the food was pretty much as expected. No queue for immigration as we arrived - a short wait for our bags and then over an hour queueing to pick up our rental car. Arriving at the car rental centre we saw the long queue for Eurpocar and were glad that we were booked with someone else - only to find that their office was closed and we were redirected to the Europcar desk.😡😡😣😣
Everything in order as we arrived home - thanks to Jane and Laura for freshening the place up - and for the welcome food package. Took an hour or so to remember where everything was but we settled in quickly and managed a sundowner with dinner before we both crashed - it had been a very long day - again.
Woke on Sunday to find that the Internet had not been reconnected - engineer needed so nothing to do till Monday. Very pleasant brunch at La Paris with David and Jane where we saw three or four Springbok players celebrating Faf de Klerk's engagement - including Steven Kitshoff who has just signed a deal to move to Ulster after the world cup - he's a big guy!
Bright and sunny during the day and 24C but a bit cool overnight - think Linda's missing her hot water bottle.
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