Day 12,16 July 2012, Lilongwe to Kande Beach - 380 km or 6-7 hours over good roads (that's African for actual roads). We have consulted the hit parades of our lives and an old American TV show comes to mind - "BJ McKay and his best friend, Bear" - the slogan we recall is "Keep on Truckin'" and that is indeed what we are doing today. Coincidentally, "Bear" was trucker BJ's pet chimpanzee and our morning was to include some serious primate-watching. First thing ...

Day 11,15 July 2012, South Luangwa (Zambia) to Lilongwe (Malawi), via Chipata - The only thing worse than 5 hours to cover 130 km to get to South Luangwa is having to go back the same way. Sigh, bump, rattle, gurgle. Border crossing into Malawi this afternoon after lunch - first time either of us have done a land based crossing. We eventually arrive at Barefoot Lodge, Lilongwe (Malawi) at about 5 pm - phew - very long day. Border crossing was mildly unnervin...