We arrived at the hotel last night to be greeted by a power cut. We were shown to my room by candlelight and the first impression was of size; it had a sitting area with a sofa and two chairs as well as an enormous bed and the largest wardrobes I have ever seen. William checked all the security bars and doors, which made me even more worried, then they left me to the Bates hotel!  In fact by the light of day it was absolutely fine, if slightly dilapidated. I was wakened by the gardener sweeping up leaves the same way as the people who  sweep the road side; with a large bunch of twigs.

From my room

After a rather peculiar breakfast I settled down to read before my taxi  came but the next occupants arrived, complete with sixteen suitcases so I made my exit and went to wait in the refined, rarified atmosphere of Entebbe airport. It all went very quickly downhill from thereon. The flight was delayed by two hours, but I was assured that the connection would be held , we were given vouchers for lunch and then at 2.30 they announced that the flight was cancelled! Chaos ensued as we had to reclaim baggage and wait for the airline to allocate us to taxis either to their hotel or back home. So twenty hours after leaving home for Zanzibar I returned to William and Gemma's appartment! I am assured that we will be on the flight tomorrow and they will be sending a car for me......

To help make up for the disappointment William and Gemma had kindly organised dinner out. (Especially thoughtful as Liverpool v Man City was being shown live on tv.) We went to the Khana Kazana for a delicious curry then did a little late night shopping for (European) ice cream  all of which helped to restore my sense of humour!

So, Zanzibar tomorrow! 

 (Blog suspended until Saturday when I return (dv) to Kampala.)