Many of my travels in the last year have not been Cedric the gnome friendly. I can’t really say, hey lion, let me pose my gnome with you. This has led to a lack of Cedric adventures, plus he was injured during a photoshoot at Chaco Canyon at Christmas 2015, and since then, I have regularly kept him at home to keep him safe.

Last week, though, I went on Cedric-friendly adventures.

On the beach on the east coast of Mauritius.

Meeting a giant tortoise at Ile aux Aigrettes, Mauritius.

At Nelson Mandela’s house in SOWETO.