Goat track, dam hippos
Trip Start
Sep 14, 2009
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Trip End
Nov 02, 2010
Chambero, Eastern, Zambia
Saturday, October 17, 2009
181 ks
Every day in Africa has been unbelievable today is no exception.
It was a goat track, the kind that you ride my old KTM 520 on not a XF 650 with 29 liters of fuel, 6 liters of water, and all of the other stuff, what a joke.
I spent 2 hours fixing the bike in the morning from the smash yesterday. Repaired everything with an anvil (the dirt ground) and a special service tool no 1 (a big brick) and special service tool no 2 (a piece of wood) it looks like new. (yea Right)
The goat track
. Dave hopefully wont follow not so close. This petrol station said they had fuel but the petrol station attendant said we must wait, this was an African wait. All of the locals came to visit, and talk about the bikes, i had to butter the petrol attendant up and tell her how nice she was, how good everyone was, and it was like magic. The pumps turned on and me and Dave had fuel.
It was not like a goat track it was similar to a trial ride. The first 80 ks were on a great road so we thought all was good. The first down hill after that was unbelievable, what road? It went through dry river beds, deep sand pits, rutty up hills etc.... We stopped in one village next minute the whole village was there. We had all of the kids yelling all of the parents were sitting back enjoying the circus The people here in Zambia are great. They have nothing, don't expect anything and seem to enjoy speaking with us.
Picking 250 kg bikes up is hard work at 42 degrees. I drank all of the water ate all of my peanuts, but have had a steak for tea and a few beers so all is good.
The phones don't work, the Internet is broken, the police don't seem to give a stuff, there is no OSH, the hippos are 20 metes away from where i am writing this e-mail, Almost got run over by a heard of giraffe on the the way in here
Zebra in the national park
. And 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 slowly unzipped the tent just in case he walked backwards into the tent. I would then leg it. It never happened. I went to the toilet when he had gone and Dave was laughing his head of. He was going to take a picture but thought that would not be wise.
The park guide said to remain calm and seated and all would be ok
Elephant
. I Was in this land cruiser with a pride of lions stalking a Zebra. The only problem was it had no roof and the lions were 1 meter away from where i was sitting (no joke) one femaile lion starred straight at me. From 1 meter away, I must not of looked like a piece of steak. So it walked of. I has one game drive in the morning 6 – 10 am and one from 4 – 8 pm at night.
I saw lions, zebra, elephant, Hippo, massive crocodile's, leopards at night with the spotlight etc......
What a day.
We leave Zambia tomorrow for Malawi it has been great, what a laugh.
Cheers Miles
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