I wake early and it is the most beautiful morning. I decide to do my packing so I can enjoy what little time I have left here after breakfast. We must leave at 10.00 so sadly there will not be much. I pull everything out of my bag and start to repack with my grubby walking boots at the bottom. I do not need to be very careful as everything feels damp and will need washing again when I get home. In any case the great thing about this sort of holiday is that you travel light. The camps do daily laundry for you so you do not need much at all. Quite liberating not having to think what to wear all the time.

Charging of phones, camera batteries etc all has to be done in the communal area so I thoroughly check that I do have all my chargers and have not left anything behind.

We are all leaving today so breakfast is leisurely. We swop contact details and say farewell to John and Helen who are not leaving until this afternoon. Cristin, Nina and I head for the boat and reluctantly climb aboard.

Julien and the staff wave us good-bye and as we depart Mwiga and Julien do a hilarious co-ordinated hip dance. I thought I had recorded it but seem to have had fat finger problem on my phone. I was pleased when I got home to see that Cristin sent us all a GIF file of it. Whenever I have Mahale withdrawal symptoms I watch it and it cheers me up.