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
Blistering hot at Bridge Camp. So hot that we actually had to sleep half out the rooftent, with our heads on the roof-rack just to stop ourselves melting. Back to normal form, we had the place to ourselves, other than … 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
Preparing to head back to Zambia, we had started to get our frame of mind out of the cosy lifestyle of the UK and back into the flexible, patient, tolerant, frustration-proof, complex but simpler mindset we would need for living … Continue reading
A lineup of some of the best looking overland vehicles in Africa… and our donkey. We’ve temporarily left our (t)rusty steed with Nick Selby of Foley’s Africa in Livingstone. It’s amazing how much stuff we had crammed into nooks and … Continue reading
There are few better ways to spend a couple of weeks in Zimbabwe than at Hwange. It’s hard to beat sitting around a waterhole with a cold Zambezi beer watching elephant, kudu, crocodiles, giraffe, impala, buffalo etc as they play … 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
…are knackered. They’re Sebago Docksiders, almost 16 years old. They have been fantastically comfortable shoes. They’ve been soaked (often hanging off boats) in The Pacific, Atlantic & Indian; drenched in The Mediterranean, North, Caribbean, Red, Arabian & South China Seas; … Continue reading