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Early morning game drive

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,...

Blimmin baboons

Day 162… Thursday 31st August Baboons really are a pest.  At 5am, a few decided to jump over our car and roof-top tent, squabbling and chasing each other.  There were...

Close encounter with an elephant

Day 161… Wednesday 30th August Had a long 8 hour drive today to South Luangwa National Park.  The battery warning light came on and we decided to continue on to...

Don’t mention the gays

Day 160… Tuesday 29th August Collected Greta first thing and set off for Chongwe heading east.  Usual chaotic traffic in Lusaka city.  Good to be heading out to the quieter...

Welcome to Lusaka City Council

Day 159… Monday 28th August Malawi e-visa approved at 9am today – very quick turnaround and less than 10 hours.  Greta visited another Toyota garage in Lusaka a short drive...

Down time

Day 158… Sunday 27th August A day of rest! Applied for an e-visa from Malawi (tourist vias requirement only recently introduced).  Plotted our route though Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya with...

Party time!

Day 157… Saturday 26th August Took a taxi ride to the north-eastern part of Lusaka and met up with my fabulous friend Lonely and the Mulenga family.  Spent the afternoon...

A long way to Lusaka

Day 156… Friday 25th August A 7 hour drive to Lusaka today.  The plan was to split the drive time over 2 days but these long days of driving seem...

Catching up with an old friend

Day 155… Thursday 24th August Decided to extend our stay in Livingstone to catch up with Linda, a fellow Brit who has lived and worked in Africa for many years...

Living it up in Livingstone

Day 154… Wednesday 23rd August Breakfast with a view of the Zambezi river.  No hippos or crocodiles to be seen but plenty of small river boats causing waves.  Spent a...

Let East Africa begin!

Day 153… Tuesday 22nd August Two border crossings today.  Set off for the Namibian/Botswana boarder crossing which has been in sight for the last 2 days opposite the river where...

Bobbing along

Day 152… Monday 21st August A day of rest from the road.  Plenty of friendly birds to watch and time spent reading with views across the Chobe river towards Botswana. ...
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