We are slow learners. We are also slow drivers and very optimistic about the road conditions and budgeting time for travel in Africa. Hence we were driving into Lusaka in the dark again on a very aggressive section of road. The trouble is that your destination will often be the most busy section of road and therefore the section you will most likely drive after dark. We packed up camp and then enjoyed the views of the Gorge around Taita Falcon Lodge, which are b...

Some of the things you forget are easy to replace, some are expensive like a computer cables and some can be just painful like your yellow fever cards left in the car in Durban. We spent the morning trying to print out copies so we could get into Zambia, having got Elsje to send them on to Lusaka, only to find after a morning of internet cafes and hotel receptions that we didn't need them until we entered Tanzania. We decided to take the Kazangula ferry (R220...