VOYAGE TO ZANZIBAR. 
thence, after completing our preparations, to start for 
the mainland with an escort of some two hundred 
armed porters, and reach as quickly as possible the 
forest of Taveta, distant about two hundred and fifty 
miles from the coast, and within ten miles of the base 
of Mount Kilima-njaro. Here we proposed establish¬ 
ing a permanent headquarters camp, from which, by 
a series of shooting trips, we could thoroughly work 
the surrounding open plains and bush country. 
Such was the attractive programme sketched out 
and based upon the information that B- had 
acquired at Zanzibar and Mombasa; to it we all 
gladly agreed, and I may here say that we were very 
much indebted to him for his excellent arrangements 
and for the energy he displayed throughout as leader 
of the expedition. 
On November 5 th B-, H-, and myself started 
by the Indian overland mail en route for Zanzibar, 
leaving C- to follow on a month later when his 
regimental leave commenced. We intended to engage 
a strong force to be in readiness to escort him up 
country, and he would be in good time for the real 
sport, as we expected to be detained for fully three 
weeks at Zanzibar, completing the necessary arrange¬ 
ments. 
A somewhat tedious voyage from Aden was relieved 
by many amusing anecdotes from Count Teleki, a 
Hungarian fellow-passenger, proceeding to Zanzibar 
with the magnificent idea of crossing Africa from ocean 
to ocean. lie was a most agreeable travelling com- 
