We checked in at Manchester Airport at some unearthly hour and killed time before boarding our flight with KLM. Becky still didn't know where we were heading which helped distract her a little from her fear of flying. Paul had given her an envelope with all the details of the honeymoon which we agreed would be opened once we were airborne.

Before we knew it, we were on our way to Amsterdam and Becky was able to hide her disappointment that we were not Bognor bound. Instead, we were heading for Tanzania - a luxury safari followed by a stay on a remote, paradise island off the coast of Zanzibar. KLM very kindly gave us four mini-bottles of Champagne to cheer her up a little!

After changing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, we were soon passing over mile upon mile of desert on a very comfortable Business Class flight bound for Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Kili's airport was a little chaotic but, once through immigration, we were soon met by representatives of CC Africa with whom the honeymoon had been booked.

We were transferred by road to Arusha where we were to spend the night at the Arusha Coffee Lodge. On arriving, we were immediately hit by both the smell of coffee and the rush of staff eager to take our bags to our room. Around ten staff for four bags seemed a little excessive but we soon realised that this was just the Tanzanian way - they weren't contesting with each other for tips, they were simply eager to greet and welcome us.

Our room at the Lodge was superb but unfortunately we were too tired to fully appreciate it. We had some of our KLM Champagne and went to bed, with our safari proper due to start the next morning.