Blogs from Livingstone, Zambia, Africa - page 11

May 29th and 30th Everyone was a bit lethargic in the morning, probably something to do with the cheap booze that they had served us on the sunset cruise the night before. I had stopped drinking after JollyBoys so it had to have been the cheap rum! We all had different ideas on how to spend our day in Livingstone, some of us wanted to go back down to the falls, some of us wanted to microlight, and some of us just wanted to enjoy our day around the pool. One thing that was for sure was that the truck needed to be cleaned before the other passengers began their trip to Cape Town. The six of us got that done in a very team driven exercise and then came up with a plan for the ... read more

May 27th It was going to be a long day in the truck if we were to make it to Livingston by 5pm, so we all woke up around 7am to get our tents packed up and have breakfast. I actually woke up on time and was wiping the sleep from my eyes when Justin decided to give my tent an earthquake. Not the most pleasant of morning wake ups. We jumped in the truck and headed south towards Livingstone. Across the Zambian flat lands we cruised. We whizzed by village after village listening to our favorite music and reading our novels, some of us (Maya) even managed to make necklaces while pot holes took their toll on the truck! We stopped at a couple villages and towns to pick up snacks or use the bathroom ... read more

Africa entry number 2! After exploring and experiencing Johannesburg, we took a flight to Livingstone, Zambia for a few days before the start of our safari. We stayed at Jollyboys hostel in the center of the city and we arrived amidst some rain but it soon cleared up perfectly for our sunset cruise on the Zambezi river for our friend Brad's birthday. We took the luxury booze cruise on the Lady Livingstone and it was all you could drink - sweet!! All that with stunning views for $50. Money well-spent! We had a great time and the views were breathtaking. We immediately were able to see the spray from the falls and it's one of those places that you have to go to to believe it. I knew the skies in Africa were amazing but the ... read more

1 Mar to 6 Mar Livingstone to Ngepi - Travelling in the Wet Why would you travel through this latitude during the Wet season - especially if you have knowledge of what Wet seasons can be like? Well partly it is because you figured that it would probably be better to hit the Wet here than further north where the roads are considerably worse, but also partly because there is little other option than to hit a Wet season if you travel from North to South or vice versa. It is not such bad deal though. Not like trying to get around Kakadu in the Wet. The roads have generally been OK. Wet tents and flooded campgrounds are a bit exciting but livable - provided that you can get dry soonish. There is no doubt that ... read more

Finally internet that is fast - sorry for the long delay in postings. ************************************************ We arrived in Livingstone Zambia on a British Airways flight (Boeing 300) that had 20 people...including crew if you can believe it. I am shocked they didn't cancel the flight. We arrived at Chanters Lodge, our home for the next 3 nights. This is no five stars, or any star for that matter. The hotel has a quaint garden and pool but the rooms leave something to yearn for. In fact, Ryan refuses to have a shower in our bathroom and you never know what sort of critter you are going to find or if your electricity will work, but the place is great to organized activities and meet fellow travelers. There is a huge disparity of accommodation here, you can either ... read more