Blogs from Zambia, Africa - page 11

Geo: -17.8573, 25.8429Maun to Livingston 27 October - 8th NovemberOn the Namibia/Botswana border we stayed at Ghanzi camp in San country. The San people (bushmen) of the desert are fascinating. Their life, like that of most aboriginal people, is changing quickly. It is more difficult if not impossible to remain nomadic as their children have to attend school. However, they want their children to retain the Bushman skills so they go off into the bush whenever they can. They move around the Ghanzi camp area and our guide arranged for a group to take us for a walk and show us some of their skills. Robert from the camp came to interpret as these San do not speak any English. What I really liked was the San spoke to us directly, and we to them asking ... read more

Geo: -13.6324, 32.6455As we did at the beginning of our trip to Wildlife Camp, we used Morphy Budget Travel and Safaris to get back to Llongwe. Morphy makes the arrangement to have someone pick us up at Wildlife Camp and drive us to the border between Zambia and Malawi. The driver will help us get our luggage across to the driver waiting on the other side.As we did at the beginning of our trip to Wildlife Camp, we used Mophy Budget Travel and Safaris to get back to Llongwe. Mophy makes the arrangement to have someone pick us up at Wildlife Camp and drive us to the border between Zambia and Malawi. The driver will help us get our luggage across to the driver waiting on the other side. http://www.budgetsafaritours.com/safari-tour-options/luangwa-safari-transfers-chipata-lilongwe.htmlCheeky Monkeys, A New Hostel in Chipata ... read more

Geo: -12.8546, 31.311lThis was going to be our last game drive because we were going to be leaving on the 12th. We got up and were rewarded with a beautiful full moon setting over the river. Started late because we were in with chalet people who are given a small breakfast before setting off.As we got ready to head into the park, there was a safari vehicle that was having trouble. James stops to help them and manages to get their vehicle going but put us late getting into the park. Oh well, such is life .There was a nice group of hippos and then elephants heading into the river from the bank as we crossed the river. Enjoyed them for awhile and then headed into the park. First animals we saw were the Thornicroft giraffe. ... read more

Geo: -12.8546, 31.311Our last night drive and we have a full moon to enjoy it with. We have some new neighbors from Germany that are a little on the opinionated about many things such as the United States and people in Africa. It was mainly one of the men but did get a little tiresome and was glad to find out they were not in our vehicle for the night drive.It was a full vehicle and I was in the middle but for the first part of the drive I had Lameck, the spotter sitting next to me. One of the new people that had joined us, four girls, wanted to sit in the front seat next to James. Pretty dusty place to sit in my opinion.Saw some nice game as we began the trip and ... read more

Geo: -12.8546, 31.311We were lucky and got to go to Flatdogs twice during our time in South Luangwa. The first time was with Albert and Sue for an afternoon and then we treated Conrad and Retha to dinner and got to have some time visiting with Aide and Jess.Unfortunately, at present, our pictures of our evening there are somewhere in the ethers and hope they will appear sometime soon.Still it was a lovely evening. We had a sundowner after Jess and Aide had seen their guests off on their evening drives. We then moved over to a table for dinner. Both Jess and Aide are quite the foodies and the menu reflects their love of a good meal especially curries.Of course, the menu here is a testament to the love of good food and well prepared ... read more