Nsolo Bushcamp South Luangwa National Park

... place.. green grass swimming pool with a view over looking the Luangwa River only higher up this time.. Even as I write this blog I can hear the Lions roar just across the river.. crazy..<br><br>The river is great for viewing the Hippo&#8217;s and an Elephant wandered by this arvo.. just to set the scene this afternoon was spent mainly in the pool (only because it was hot!!) with a beer watching a Hippo do Hippo things and monkeys doing goodness know what.. Oh I ...

... immaculately dressed in khaki trousers, shirts and with the matching hats! They also had huge cameras and lenses and the ranger with a gun in the front - how funny were they!? 12.30 Hot, hot, hot! Its midday and its so hot! My clock thermometer now says HH.H - it stops at 50.0 C (122 F)!! The gas bottle has just gone - the seal has gone and it keeps leaking - do we let it leak or try to stop it? My Power monkey went black and the candles have melted - blimey! I took the temp in ...

Another epic day! My alarm was set for 5.25 but I was awake well before this - in fact I turned my light on at 5.15 and at 5.16 all the electricity went out! This meant we had to get up in the dark and as I was determined to have a shower (no idea when the next one will be!) , I had to use my head torch, so it was an experience! Breakfast was at 6am (gas cooking, luckily!) and we left at 7am as planned. Our drive to the border was fine as the roads ...

... bumpy dirt road, where you really need your high beams to navigate. So we very slowly returned back to town, using Juan's flashlight and the blinkers for light. We were left at a small resthouse as the taxi driver went to go and buy new bulbs. By now it was already 6:30pm. Fortuently there was a small restaurant here and we were able to have a quick dinner. At about 7:15 pm we are able to leave with 4 good bulb's to light the way ...

... by something even better: a leopard trying to drag a freshly killed impala up a tree. After a couple of attempts it proved too big so he just sat at the foot of the tree and started chowing there. Check out the attached video. Following the thrill of the wildlife it was back to earth with a bump as I managed to catch the second-half of the England-Croatia comedy. It was a shame my ear was recovering as I was ...

... and everyone needed to be escorted around camp. Sleeping in the tree gave us a little extra peace of mind that night! The night we arrived, we did our first-ever evening game drive. Again, we left the overland truck in favour of 4x4 jeeps which could access the rougher parts of the park. We saw quite a few animals as the sun went ...

... found that morning, but we did spot thousands of hippos, crocs, buffalo, zebra and the odd elephant. After a short break as the midday sun came up, we headed into the park again, determined to find the hiding lions. This time Vicky was at the wheel, for the first time taking on the challenge of 4WD-ing. We dared her down some narrow ...

... township has about 10 buildings, but the Airport in international as the Great White Hunters fly in direct from wherever in their private planes. Hunter is something of a misnomer, shooter would be amore apt term, as they pay up front for their selected target (About US$10,000 for a leopard, which goes straight to the game department), then sit in a hide next to a tree that has a nice "ripe" bait sitting in it and wait. So where's the hunting ... No challenge, no danger, no pitting of ...

... our stuff in our tent (I should call it an oven), and decided to go swimming in the tiny pool they had there. The pool was actually more like a bath since the water was SO warm. We met some Peace Corps volunteers who were vacationing there, and I realized that Ang was right. No offense to Peace Corps volunteers, but the ones that I have met have been rather self-absorbed. They may ask you about yourself, but they're much more ...

... through <br> the contents. The first night I barely slept because we were told that <br> hippos also walk through the camp at night, and they kill more people <br> than any other animal (except for the malaria mosquito perhaps). But as <br> long as you stay in your tent (without any food) you're safe. <br><br> So I never drank any ...