by admin | Jul 9, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Today was a TRUE rest day! We are at the Livingstonia Beach Hotel in Senga Bay which I have come to think of as one of the closest things to paradise that I have ever found. The hotel is virtually deserted because its out of season and this location is breathtaking....
by admin | Jul 8, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
We left Chipata in Zambia and headed for Malawi this morning. Malawi has a speed limit of 80km/h on ordinary roads and 50km/h through the villages although the villages are all on the main transit roads. It took us 4h30 to do 350km…it was like a slow death! We are...
by admin | Jul 7, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
We have today been away from home for a week and are both talking about the fact that we are missing family already notwithstanding that we are having a great time. We were up early today to deal with Dale’s puncture and to get onto the road as soon as possible. The...
by admin | Jul 6, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
The route today was supposed to be Livingstone to Kafue (just outside Lusaka and 450km from Livingstone) however, when we got to Kafue and realised that there was nothing there we decided to press on to Luangwa Bridge another 270km away even though it was already...
by admin | Jul 5, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Well today was supposed to have been a “rest” day, however, it was only a rest from riding a bike but far from restful in every other sense. We decided it would be a good idea to tackle the Zambezi white water rafting at 7am and whilst it was an absolute blast the...
by admin | Jul 4, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Left Namushaha Lodge just after 7.30am for a short 350km ride to Livingstone, Zambia. The English created beuracracy, the Africans however perfected it. The Zambian border post at Katima Mulilo, whilst relatively painless contained no less than 4 different counters...
