Day 17: 15 February, Bagani to Katima MuliloA rainy day and first time to get tents etc down in rainy weather, but this went well and quickly. A good day to travel, we got to Katima in good time, passing villages from another chapter in my life. I thought of the Simana brothers, the Mafwe and Basubia people that I spent amazing times with, and of Paul Engelke, Mark Curry and the others from 701 M'Pacha.Katima/Ngwezi was almost unrecognizable. It is another Shoprite/PnP/FNB/Mr Prices capital. All the better for the folks who live there. The Katima Club is now the Protea Zambezi Lodge. Hippo Lodge has gone into decline, but is about to be saved by Joe (see Joe's Pub, Windhoek), who will now have an entire lodge to add more paraphernalia to!). SAAF city is still there and marked SAAF City (Trevor/Bob, I think you would have visited?). Paul, alas, I could not see the traffic light that we unsuccessfully tried to uproot while also running to avoid being caught by an angry Major or an MP. That is another story altogether, which may or may not appear on my Area 51 themed ning.com site (do not be alarmed if there is nothing on there, the theme was the best of a bad bunch, and having such a conspiratorial theme, you can check it out and be suspicious whether or not it has any content). We did also take a trip to Kaliza Lodge who has put a camp-site with electricity right on the spot near Kalimbeza where Paul so kindly delivered Black Russians (and a few malaria tabs) from Bukalo many years ago! Kalimbeza is as beautiful as ever, and an out-of season visit (camping or huts) visit to Kaliza is recommended to anyone who likes the Zambezi and the bush. In season, one would probably contend with Tiger-fishing South Africans, Namibians and probably some colonists from Zambia/Zim and Botswana.Anyway, Katima was great. We lounged around the Zambezi Lodge (thanks to Warda at Protea Prokard), cashing in some Prokard points. The bandwidth battle continued. Much of the intent behind spending 4 days at the Protea (besides comfortable beds and those little free squeezy soaps that can keep us cleanish for the next few weeks), was INTERNET ACCESS. I was unsurprised when informed that the wi-fi was 'faulty' and that the guy who 'repairs' it was in Windhoek. It got fixed on our 2nd-last day, hence the hasty album update on the last day. In the mean time we paid per minute for access at a Tutwa tourist office. Great people there and milkshakes that score over 90% (these are rated by Michelle and the Goofy footers whenever they have them. I don't really do milkshakes, preferring the safer Windhoek Draught or Coffee options)I had Bigfoot's free-wheel hub de-greased, so the 4wd change-over is slick and ready for mud ahead.We got really bad news. Didi went missing from our house in Melkbos. The McCann's told me that she seemed to be setting well, but has been missing for a few days. We are very worried for her, as she has never left home before. Thanks to everyone who is looking out for her.