We have arrived without incident in South Africa and are staying the night on the outskirts of Pretoria at the Castello di Monte. The flight from Brisbane to Johannesburg via Dubai went smoothly, no turbulence encountered. The flight path from Dubai to Johannesburg first took us unevently over the troubled lands bordering the Gulf of Aden and the entrance to the Red Sea. It then turned south and tracked the African coastline before heading inland for Johanessburg.

In Pretoria the staff at the Castello di Monte, located inside an extensive gated community, proudly showed us to our room. Some room indeed! Spa, bathtub and shower, an extensive lounge and bedroom area. Fully stocked mini bar complimentary…..Allthego went to it and used the bathroom. He had an underlying feeling of unease though and examined the introductory letter carefully.

Two nights it said but we were only staying one. Mmm, the booking names were not right either. We had been mistakenly given the honeymoon suite! Our real room is below, pretty good anyway.

After being fixed up with the right room we enjoyed dinner and had an early night ahead of joining the Ravos Rail journey to Victoria Falls in the morning.