Kozo Lodge Choma

... that is Africa, i love every minute of it.
Cheers miles

18/10/09
South Luangwa
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I have never felt scared in africa but i did at 1.30 this morning Then again at 9 this morning
I was stuffed from riding the goat track yesterday. I woke up with this grinding sound next to the tent i was still half asleep. The grinding noise started to snort, I could see the shadow of a 2.5 tonne Hippo 1 meter away from my tent eating grass. I ...

... I have motocross boots, a $800 helmet, Wiggis new jacket, good gloves etc... and all of it is quite second hand now.
In Zambia the road is a farm yard with cows goats people etc everywhere.
A cow walked in front of me so i hit the brakes dam quick, Dave was following a little to close , was tired and not concentrating. . He hit the back of the bike doing 100ks, it ripped my nice new side box off ...

... down side is the rough roads have started to take a small toll on Shorty.. yep I know it is hard to believe after all the time I have spent on it..Lisa has added her little bit with a comment.. yep Darren is under the Shorty again!!. Okay it goes like this.. the rear spring hangers on the front axle have been complaining since the corrugations and the exhaust makes quite a noise when the engine is started or switched off.. so under I go only to discover the ...

... where you are because it is such a different climate and ecosystem, atmosphere al together, I think everyone has had a culture shock when they have come to Africa, either when you say ‘TIA’ at the bad things that go worng, but also ‘TIA’should be said when you see the natural and uter beauty the continent has to offer which you really wouldn’t see back home.

lets just say the afternoon where sitting by the poolwas interrupted by 4 huge massive ...

Sunday 23rd August. Sadly left South Luangwa and headed towards Zambia but spent a night at a local camp called Mehurti Lodge being constructed in a town called Chipata. Staying here we were lucky to get to go to a local soccer match on a truck with the team being sponsored by the campsite. The truck ride was amazing . The soccer match was fun and the team played ...

27 June - Chipata, Zambia This morning I had my best breakfast of the trip as I had my own delicious bread and cereal, combined with the group's milk, bananas and fruit jam. As we were on the truck about to depart the campsite, someone mentioned that wireless internet was available from the campsite, so I quickly seized the opportunity to check the stock market, hoping for some uplifting news to cheer me up. Well, it ...

This morning before we set off for Katete, we tried to find a Landrover workshop that could check out the transmission oil which seems to be slowly leaking and causing a bit of concern. After a few failed attempts of locating one on our GPS, we came across a shop behind a big warehouse, along a side street. Very random but the friendly mechanic was very knowledgeable and eased our worries by saying the oil level was just fine. Lusaka is a wide leafy city with ...

Zambia has been experiencing heavier than normal rains this year, leaving some areas vulnerable to flooding. The Zambezi River is causing flooding in Zambia and Malawi, and has been especially devastating in Mozambique. To gauge the impact that the floods are having on its operational areas, Women for Change conducted disaster assessments in the four districts of Choma, Mazabuka, Sinazongwe, and Kalomo in Southern Province. I was on the team ...

A whole day, pretty much, in the truck. It was a bit boring but we amused ourselves with Uno and Boggle. We camped at Mama Rula's campsite which was very nice - they had 2 pet parrots! Even though we hadn't rally done anything that day most of us were really tired! After just a couple of beers at the bar we turned in!

At the early hours of this morning we finally left Malawi and crossed the border into Zambia. A small town known as Chipata, and the name of the campsite was Mama Rula, owned by a very scary South African Lady! Actually her whole family was living there. We stayed at this place for only one night, and we are meant to come back to this place a later stage for a short stop. The drive into Zambia was very long. It took us a good 12 hours. We drove through Lilongwe, which is the capital of ...