Day 164… Saturday 2nd September Spent the day doing laundry (hand washing).  Clothes hanging up in this heat dry very quickly.  The hippo come out of the water at dusk to eat the grass on the banks.  Although separated by a steep bank, a large hippo only 2m away munching on grass is very disconcerting...Read More

Day 163… Friday 1st September Booked for an early game drive this morning (6am to 10am) into South Luangwa National Park.  Park fees at the entrance gate were 500KWA each, cash only.  National Park fees in Eastern Africa have hugely increased since COVID.  Stunning landscape with various mammals to be seen.  First sighting of a...Read More