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The heat is beaming in through the minibus windows, almost blinding me with the intensity of the sun, though not as bright as the variety of colours that can be seen on the streets and roads of Dar es Salaam. Arriving at the train station, I Jumped out of the minibus and was suddenly in the middle of a crowd of people with babies, luggage and food all strapped to their backs! I went over to first class where I hoped there would be more room and somewhere to go to the loo?

In the morning we could finally see where we were : The Mountain Rocks were high and carved. When we climbed up on the rocks you could see the clear blue sky, the strech of desert and camels glistening in the morning sun. We ate breakfast at the Bedouin camp. It was pita,eggs, spices and jam. At 9am we all climbed into two jeeps to take us on a 4hr tour of Wadi Rum. It was such fun! Maybe the equal favourite thing so far (along with Mount Sinai). We stopped off at several places and could run down the gigantic sand dunes before climbing back up and going down them in the jeep.

Wow, the scenery is fabulous and what a bonus it is because on the way here in the bus the buildings looked half finished and old. In reality I know it’s paradise that hasn’t yet been exploited by tourists. The palm trees and vast beeches remind me of a Caribbean country instead of beautiful Africa, though I am not complaining. In fact totally the opposite, as the sky and water is so blue in colour that it looks like they almost join together. Miles and miles of the Indian Ocean stretch before me and my heart is a bit in love with Africa.

Baboons move with a certain rhythm and style, almost as if they were thoroughbred race horses. They kept us company as we passed the swamp on the way to the lake. Our driver kept stopping the jeep to point out various birds which I am not to familiar with, though some of the other travellers on the jeep were on first name terms with them. A crocodile crashed into the water near our boat and it felt like he or she was watching us out of the corner of its eye, waiting for us to fall in or be silly enough to test the water with our hand. Bang!