Swaziland was a bit of a revelation to us! I don’t know what we were really expecting but we were quite surprised at how ‘civilised’ the country is. The landscape is mountainous and beautiful – I think we expected that … Continue reading
Trying to find some relief from the miserable weather, we headed down off the escarpment and decided to revisit Kruger National Park for a few days. We had bought a ‘Wild Card’ online ($300 annual membership per couple, providing free … Continue reading
Back in Lilongwe, both Woodlands Lodge (where we camped, stranded, in front of their main entrance last year) and MA Motors both remembered us (more particularly they remembered Trigger’s Broom) as we pulled up at their doors. They must have … Continue reading
Despite the car’s brake problems, the drive to Chitimba Camp had been beautiful. The hills and plateau we had driven through lie at around 1300m altitude and their breadth & depth allow the opportunity to see skies that look like … Continue reading
I’m sooo far behind on our blog. Sorry. Anyway, between their windscreen drama, ATM trips to get cash and Florence’s infected cuts to knees and hands (from a morning jogging fall), Frans & Florence were having the sort of fun … Continue reading
For our last week in Livingstone the temperature continued to climb and the Mosquitos continued to swarm. It was slightly cooler to be in the roof tent, than in the dome tents, but it was still typically 24-27 Centigrade overnight. … Continue reading
In the time we’ve been away from Zambia nothing has changed, and yet so much has. There’s been a Presidential Election and surprise, surprise, the incumbent was re-elected. Despite very few people seeming to have voted for him. Electricity prices … Continue reading
We’ve made a decision about what to do with about ‘Triggers Broom‘ – the Land Rover. Leaving it here in Zambia to have Nene Overland’s rusty old bodywork replaced will give us an opportunity to fly home for a few … Continue reading
We’ve had a nice, lazy couple of weeks on the Maramba River, half way between Livingstone and The Victoria Falls at the Zambia / Zimbabwe border. The weather has been a bit changeable, and the rains have hit us with … Continue reading
It was disappointing to leave S Luangwa, even in the rain… …but we set out 380km to Bridge Camp further down the Luangwa River for a quick overnight stop before heading the remaining 300km to Lusaka. There has been tremendous … Continue reading