The drum wake up call reverberated around camp at 5.30am, followed at 5.45 by the breakfast is ready drum. We were close behind and soon eating porridge and toast by the river. Breakfast over we got into the boat, with another couple. and headed off to be reunited with the vehicle and begin our morning drive. We had a great time spotting birds - there were lots of small grass eating specialists to identify. As we were driving around we passed the vehicle from Kas...

We left London last night at 7.15pm and arrived in Lusaka at 6.15am today. By 8am we were seamlessly through immigration, reunited with our luggage, had taken money (kwechas) out of the ATM, paid our domestic departure tax, through domestic departures and on our flight to Mfuwe. We arrived in Mfuwe at 9.10am, and were collected by our guide; we were soon heading towards our first camp, Nkwali via village and bush. Brilliant, it was so effortless to leave Londo...