The kids are great fun - they love having their picture taken, especially with digital so they can see the results. Tough education system though - 340 kids, 3 teachers and a principal that has been on "leave" for 3 months.
Birthdays on the Road in Zambia July 26th 2006 Blocked by Bill
Back in possession of the Beast in the afternoon (after we had had the good people at Toyota Lilongwe replace anything and everything that looked worn or tired) we decided to make our dash deep into Zambia in an attempt to get to South Luangwa National Park before dark. We knew that this would be ambitious, but we’d already spent a day more than we had wanted in Lilongwe ... read more
Africa » Zambia The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia up... ... read more
Well, we are in the final days of our UK visas and are about to embark on a three month trip through Southern Africa, returning to UK for a wedding, and then home to NZ via SE Asia for our own wedding.
It'll be fantastic to be back in NZ after almost four years abroad, but first we are both looking forward to loading up our backpacks once more, getting behind the wheel of a 4x4 and dodging any charging elephants in our path!... full info