Lake Kariba

Tuesday, December 21 7:30 am I'm sitting at the lawn furniture overlooking Lake Kariba, listening to the hippos snort, watching croc float by.  Yesterday we had a great time in the town of Kariba.  We found a couple gifts for the boys ...

... animals.  There was a point where we stopped and everyone jumped off the roof of the boat but I was afraid of drowning in Zimbabwe so I passed. I also think there were bed bugs in the beds on that boat which could be bad because I will carry them ...

... who were lovely so we'll miss them.  We crossed into Zimbabwe & spent a night in a campsite at the edge of Lake Kariba.  The next morning we boarded the houseboats where we spent 2 nights.  They were very nice, we shared double rooms ...

... time one goes to sleep. Want sunshine? Want tropical heat?  Be careful of what you wish for, you just might get it! Lake Kariba is the largest man made lake in the world. Its stretches over 200kms and it is located on the Zambezi river, bordering ...

... , going to quite a few ex-part and Zambian parties here, tons of awesome food to eat. For New Years I headed down to Lake Kariba which borders Zimbabwe and stayed at a lodge run by an Italian woman named Paula. She did a huge BBQ the night of, I watch ...

... is frightful! Anyway, I need to get moving because we have a full day in town.  I will tell you about the town of Kariba after our visit.  Hope to do a little Christmas shopping for the boys while we are there.  We'll see what I ...

... one night at the lakeside of the artificial lake, Lake Kariba, we came to visit the dam that caused the formation of the Lake - Kariba Dam. Since Zambezi River is the natural border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Kariba Dam (which is built on Zambezi) ...

... nbsp; Next day was an 'arranging day' since I had to swop my reading book, check for the ferry over the lake, check out the Kariba Dam and check for Canoe safari over the Zambezi. All went right and I even made some friends on the way ...

... at the border, we were having trouble getting the truck in for some reason. Tonight, we are camping above the shores of Lake Kariba, before we head off on houseboats tomorrow. My chore-groups turn to cook dinner tonight (sweet and sour chicken this ...

"The ship had become home - or more than home, a luxury residence, a moveable feast." Before entering Zimbabwe we received strict instructions on dos and don'ts to avoid getting arrested. The biggest potential problem for us as tourists was money - ...