Lake Kariba Inns Siavonga
Overlooking Lake Kariba Siavonga, Zambia
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Zimbabwe to Cape town
... but atleast the people who work in the Kruger are doing it because they love what they do, not just because it’s a job. Which is the distinct impression I took away from Chobe.
On a lighter side we did run out of petrol in lion country. Fortunately we ran into some South Africans and a helpful local with a furniture pickup who agreed to ferry us to the next town, 100 kilometres away. Gemma rode in airconditioned luxury with the head honcho of South African breweries and ...
A lucky escape and some sabotage!
... it helped much, it was like a bloody bath it was so warm. Still, better than nothing. I started to feel a little unwell, headache and dizzy. Drank lots of water and hoped I'd feel better by the morning.
The nighttime saw lots of naked boys in the pool, celebrating Barry's birthday, so the girls headed up to the tents for some sabotage. Jay was not best pleased when his tent mysteriously collapsed on him at precisely 3am!
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(unexpexted) Last stop in Zimbabwe
... for a very good price but it meant we had to go in about 30-45 minutes and we go canoeing from the ZAMBIAN side. Mmmmm...I was counting on canoeing on the Zim side so after a quick analysis of the situation I decided to do it, pack all my stuff and call my Zimbabwean friends to tell them I am leaving the country and also cancel my squash appointment haha... The beauty of being flexible!
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A Fistful of Kwachas
... nation. On weekends the affluencial folks from Lusaka haul their boats to it's shores, but for now it housed this raggedy Aussie and about 3 other tents. It was a great spot, and you almost needed to keep reminding yourself that you're not on a beach by the sea. Although the disclaimer at reception warning of bilharzia, crocs and hippos pretty much destroyed that illusion.
While there I ...
Err is that a hippo?!!
... children are in classes by ability rather than age but I still found that within a class there is a huge range of problems. There are children with autism, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, hydrocephalus, Down's syndrome and hearing impediments. I spent different days in different classes and one day when the teacher didnt turn up I was asked if I;d rather teach English or Maths?! I was given a couple of textbooks and ended up improvising a whole day's worth of lessons ...
