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We spent 2 days in Zambia, but both of them were 12 hour days on the bus (one day we had to be ready to leave, including packing up our tents by 4.30am!). We saw nothing of the country, but had the pleasure of zebras grazing in the campgrounds through our tents, which was really cool. We also had our usual roadside lunch ...
Aumbi.
... around her.. but unless you want to take a quick trip to India, we're going to have to do that virtually. I'll keep in touch.
Much love to you all.
**UPDATE: The airline needed more notice for oxygen to be approved for Aumbi on board. So we will fly out the 4th or 5th.
**UPDATE: Confirmed, we will fly out tonight at 17:00 (zambian time) but wont have
oxygen until we get to Ethiopia for our layover. Please, please be
praying for ...
Lusaka
... visa, but a gremlin got in the works and we only did a small shop and then met up at Makeni turnoff.
Lucky for us – Christine made lovely sandwiches for the car which we tucked into right then. Not having too far to go and only one ferry to cross. Mike asked a local whom suggested “Wild Tracks” as a camp site. There was a fishing competition on this weekend and we were just too happy to find a place to camp. ...
Lusaka
... to AIDs. When we drove in to the school the kids were all lined the driveway in their uniforms waving their Canadian flags! All of Patrick and Shelley's grandchildren were in the Twitti uniform and joined the school children in all their activities. The ceremony was wonderful- a mix of speeches and performances (by both the students and some dancers and a marching band) Shelley did a fabulous speech and should feel very proud of all she has ...
Day 12
... pumpkin leaves, rape (a type of vegetable - kind of like spinach) and a nice gravy. Ok, for those of you who don't know, you eat nsima (pronounced 'sheema') with your hands. It's made from maize and it's a thick white, kind of rubbery consistency. It's sounds gross, but you don't eat it on its own. It's a carbohydrate so it fills you up! People in Zambia eat in everyday. It's their staple food. Obviously, I knew a bit more about it then everybody else, so I was interested to ...
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