After the M3 junction things eased up a bit and we relaxed a little, though the snow started getting worse and worse. We just kept thinking of the sunshine we'd have the next day!

On the was to the gate we saw a young couple rush up to First Class check-in for the same flight as us. The guy looked like J from Five, but I couldn't see properly. They got rushed to the gate to check-in (they were going on to Mauritius).

We managed to sleep ok on the flight and arrived a little early at Nairobi. It was nice and warm, but the airport is a bit of a dump. They are doing lots of renovation ("rehabilitation" according to the signs!). We were about 3 hours early for our transfer to Mombassa and managed to get put onto an earlier flight. When we arrived at Mombassa, we called our hotel (the Lagoon Reef on Diani Beach) to let them know we had arrived and they sent transport to take us. We hadn't realised how far it was. It took about 15 minutes to get across Mombassa, then we had to go across a ferry and then had another 30 minute drive!

The journey was well worth it, as you can see from the following photos of the hotel:

	View of pool area - breakfast and lunch were served by the pool each day.
	The pool was always nice and warm.
	Having lunch by the pool.
	The view of the beach from one of the bars.
	Camels on the beach. This was the only time we ventured onto the beach itself as you got surrounded by people trying to take you away to see their stall or to go on their boat or something.
	There was plenty of wildlife even around the hotel. This peacock was always wandering around and the baboon here appeared on our first day.
	A close-up of the baboon as it passed the back of our room.
	Every afternoon a troop of Vervets wandered through the grounds searching for things to eat.
	A baby hides in a bush...
	...and finds a banana skin. Ahhh...