Mulungushi Village Lusaka

... about two hours of waiting we got tired of sitting up and Lindsey and Brittany decided to lay down in the back. Another bad decision. Two girls snatched the seats next to Sarah and Brittany and Lindsey were stuck in the back with some interesting characters. After three hours of waiting on a bus that was not moving, Brittany and Lindsey decided to go outside and recruit people to buy the last three bus tickets so we could finally get out of Lusaka. An ...

... herd of zebras actually came into camp until one of the staff moved them on. They do boast the best showers in Africa here, but after being in quite a few African showers recently must admit there have been quite a few which beat that boast. We are two days ahead of our schedule so we have decided to go to Lochinvar National Park, which is supposed to be one of the best birding areas in Zambia. We have been informed that there is a campsite there but know nothing else.

... at another hostel.

Tomorrow we make headway to Lilongwe, Malawi. We have booked ticketsto Chipata which i on route. so we have to get up at 3am tomorrow to catch bus at 4am. Not looking forward to it but I cant wait to get to Malawi. Its so much cheaper there and im etting fed up of Zambia. Seriously the only good thing Zambia really has to offer is livingstone and vic falls.

Will update in Malawi, If and when we get there

Oli

... of deodorant

-the festival in Ahmedabad was not Cinco de Mayo

-the Mursi tribe is not known for their Marvin Gaye rendition of "Mursi, Mursi Me"

-a burning ghat is not a doobie

-the Swahili word "jambo" does not mean "bite me"

-I did not see John and Katie mating in the Masai Mara National Park

-the reason for not climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro was not because I had menstrual cramps

Thanks for the laughs :)



I'm ...

... brought us luck for the sighting. On we went when Kirsty said she heard something roaring so we stopped with engine off but nothing - I suggested it was the Larium tablets making her hear things when not 300 metres away was the loud roar of a male lion. Try as we could we didn't spot it but on the way back we came across the leopard again walking in front of us but soon turned into the long grass and we thought that was last we would see of it. As we passed the spot there laying ...

... Spar and finally found some spirits - they, unlike South Africa & Botswana, don't have separate liquor stores but sell it in the supermarkets which makes life a lot easier & explains why we could find a liquor store. As the phone man took so long we didn't get going until midday & a quick top up of fuel & we were off. In an earlier e mail from Peter Viner (Peter & Jackie & 2 other couples drove through Zambia to Zanzibar some years ago) he warned us ...

... were loving, very cheezy, and amusing, and very informative on the problems of addiction to shopping...which i had no clue could be so serious..!! Also got a pick up with these very irratating indians yesterday who would'nt take, we don't have phones, we've not bought zambian sims, you can't have our nmumber, no we are too tired and Georgie's having bowel problems for an answer. (mostly lies) but they would just not take the hint. anywho...i'm bored of ...

So, I'm still in Lusaka. Is this blog getting boring? Maybe that's what happens when things start to get a bit routine ... its a nice routine though. Lusaka continues to be a really nice place to be, and I'm getting a little circle of friends going (although still all muzungus - white people - even though I try to invite myself over to many of my work mate's houses, no one seems to have taken the bait .. yet. i'll keep trying. i think they think i'm ...

... The day was full and so, went very quickly. The men and women from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi are very excited about and thankful for these seminars, the first ever to be held in Zambia - at least with presenters from outside the South African Region. The South Africa budget is fairly tight, but there was enough available to offer each of us a glass of beer or wine before dinner which was pleasant and facilitated the ...

... with her. This way she would be able to summon the correct spirit.

Despite this, she did invite us to be given a brief 'check up’ there and then, which I welcomed the idea of; by now I was in such discomfort that I was hopping from one buttock to the other. It would also prove very interesting given that another of our group had recently contracted a strain of malaria following a stay in Siavonga on Lake Kariba. He had come down with cold sweats, aching and ...