Hugh Cran qualified as a veterinary surgeon in Edinburgh in the early 1960s. In search of adventure and more sunshine than Aberdeen could offer, he answered a small ad. in 1966 to work in a rural practice in Kenya.As well as working as a general vet in Nakuru, he kept diaries, and explored the wild mountains of Kenya. After a colourful and exhausting 50-year career in Africa he has just returned to the UK and now lives in Castle Cary, Somerset with his wife Berna.

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• 1. 29th October 1991 Road Rage2. Gin and Gonads3. Brain Drain4. Chaos up the Colon5. Idiocy on the Aberdares6. A Bang on the Head7. Trouble at Mill8. Buffalo and Bhang9. Madness and Malaria10. Seeing Spots11. Debts and Dancing12. A Picnic with the Pokot13. Death of Dampness14. Dutch Courage15. ‘While timorous knowledge stands considering, audacious ignorance hath done the deed’16. Northern Excursions17. A Stroll in Samburu-land18. Open Wide19. A Trip to the Coast20. La Luta Continua21. A Slip and a Sting22. Wedding Bells23. Brain and Brawn24. A Little Bit of this. A Little Bit of That25. ‘And Nicanor Lay Dead In His Harness’26. Romping with the Rendille