Day 213… Monday 23rd October No water available in the shower block this morning. Very hot day today. Sat under the awning but still hot in the shade. 38 Degrees Celsius. Drove back to Kabwe with several Chinese trucks returning to the quarry. Met with Sydney (Lonely’s younger brother) at the Fig Tree café for...Read More
Day 212… Sunday 22nd October Drove to Kabwe 2 and half hours further west. Found a Shoprite – the largest supermarket seen in several weeks. Plenty of choice and products available. Card payment possible. More commercial activity and lorries evident – block paviours, construction and agricultural equipment (namely tractors). Intense rain and thunderstorm in the...Read More
Day 210… Friday 20th October Drove out of Kasanka National Park with several Tsetse flies who had manged to get into Greta and continued to bite us all morning. Found a working ATM in the next town and stocked up on fresh veg in ‘Choppies’ which accepted card payment. A small boy followed Allen all...Read More
Day 209… Thursday 19th October Plagued by Tsetse flies – huge biting flies that can cause sleeping sickness in humans and cattle. Took a 3 hour drive around the west part of the national park and saw many Puku. No other vehicles and just the odd ranger walking with a gun. Marsh buck visible from...Read More
Day 208… Wednesday 18th October 5 hour drive to Kasanka National Park today. Entrance gate fees were a rip-off as too were the camping fees a further 12km into the park. The prices are not displayed and it was cash payment only. It completely wiped out our cash supplies but having committed ourselves, it was...Read More
Day 207… Tuesday 17th October Intense rain and thunderstorms last night. Didn’t get much sleep despite the use of earplugs. Drove back through the vast estate of Shiwa Ngandu Manor House built by an Englishman Stewart Gore-Brown in 1913. He contributed much to the local community and built schools and hospitals. He became a Zambian...Read More
Day 206… Monday 16th October We knew the great north road was going to be bad having read reviews from fellow travellers. Many potholes and slow-moving lorries. Progress was slow. A 5-hour drive to Kapishya Hot Springs with a couple of military check points on the way. One officer asked to see the Interpol check document issued...Read More
Days 203/204/205… Friday 13th Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October Pancakes and curried potatoes for breakfast. The security guard has washed our car. We gave him some small change. Set off for Tunduma border 3 hours away. Very quiet road and mostly tarred. On one of the dirt roads, a speeding lorry ahead was kicking up a huge amount...Read More
Day 202… Thursday 12th October Vervet monkeys on the prowl for food this morning and had to protect the breakfast preparation. Todays drive time 4 hours. Drove through Katavi National Park. No park fees to pay and a beautiful quiet route with hardly a passing car. Saw giraffe, warthog and hippo. Our stop for the...Read More
Day 203… Wednesday 11th October 5 and half drive time covering 200 miles south to Sitalike. Tar road for 2 hours and then a beautiful route through a forest along a level dirt track. Road construction along a 60 mile stretch with diversions. Chinese road building taking place. Very little traffic and hardly any settlements. ...Read More
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