13 – 16 August 2018 Zipping back through Zambia We left Lake Shore Lodge, Tanzania at 06h45 and travelled on great roads to the border near Mbala – the Old Great North Road. We arrived at the border post at around 11 am. So nice and quiet! We exited Tanzania with no problems, and drove …
Bangweulu and the Shoebill that wasn’t 12-14 July We would have loved to explore a little more of Lavushi Manda, but we did not have the time. Bangweulu was calling. The road winds it’s way through woodland and as one descends, the vegetation opens up a little, the landscape flattens out, and the number and …
Bangweulu Wetlands – home of the elusive shoebill Read More »
10 July Hippo Bay to Fringilla We felt like intrepid adventurers heading into the unknown! We left Hippo Bay, drove over the dam wall and through the town of Ithezi Thezi on a reasonable tar road, which eventually petered out – most of the dirt road was actually quite good as it was being prepared …
8-10 July The ritual of the camp pack up, last shower under the “waterfall”, farewells, and off we set to Hippo Bay Campsite, located in the south of Kafue, on lake Ithezi Thezi, which is actually a dam. Richard and I have been listening to audiobooks, so this was a good chance to continue listening …
5-8 July The crew had a reasonably early start for the drive to Kasabushi, which is located in along the Spinal Road in the centre of Kafue. We did not spot much game, partly because we were not driving at a crawl, but also there was not too much to see. Swarms of Tsetse flies …
3 to 5 July 2018 The road to Kafue from Luiwa is long, so we were up early to get going….left by 7:30 am. We dismantled Nkandla, as our full Klippie arrangement had been dubbed by our fellow travellers (includes the shower and the fire pool is the washing up basin J), the night before, …
Ngonye to Liuwa Plains National Park 28 June to 3 July 2018 Up early next morning, pack up camp, and convoyed off to Mongu en route to Lyanga Community Campsite in Liuwa Plains National Park, run by African Peace Parks. The road all the way to Mongu is excellent. In Mongu we stocked up on …
Ngonye Falls Community Camp 26-28 June 2018 Our departure morning from Namushasha was also Meg Philips’s 17th birthday, so while we were packing up camp, eating breakfast, the Lambrecht clan got us all together to sing happy birthday and watch her open her pressies. Happy way to start a busy day. Last quick check of …