Overnight we got in touch with Anton who had fitted our air suspension and by morning had arranged for a new kit to be sent to us at Victoria Falls where we were heading. Steve & Paula set off in front with us trailing along behind and we planned to make a stop for the night at Choma halfway to Livingstone. Unfortunately we missed a turning and it was only at the Mozambique border we realised something was wrong. We turned around and headed back and as we ...

We left Thom's and headed back down the bush road with Steve in front so he could tow us if we got stuck in any deep mud. Once again we suffered damage as after nearly 50k and just nearing the end of the bush road we could hear and feel banking coming from the back of the truck. We waited until we got to the ranger station at the end of the trail to get out and investigate, only to be plagued once again by the Tetse fly swarming all over us. They are slightly ...

We set off on good roads with about 200k to go before turning off towards the Lodge. Paula had brought lots of children's clothes and shoes with her that her grandchildren have grown out of and along the way we topped a couple of times at small villages to give out the clothes. The first place belonged to one family and had about 3 huts and a few goats. The father was there and he told us he had 9 children. At first the children were quite frightened of us, hidin...

We arrived In Lusaka and we couldn't believe our eyes..it was the most civilised city we had seen since Nairobi complete with two huge shopping malls one of them housing a massive Spar. We walked in and our eyes were bulging as all the foods we had dreamt about for weeks were there right before our eyes. We felt like kids in a chocolate factory and didn't know what to put in our trolley first. Whilst it was good for us it was a bit of a disappointment as we wa...

After yet another trip to the internet cafe to try and update our pics and blogs, only to be foiled once again as the there was a power cut across the whole of the city, we left Lilongwe and Malawi and set off for Zambia. Once more the border crossing was very friendly and easy although getting into Zambia was the most expensive country to date apart from in and out of Egypt. The visa fee is usally around $50 each for most countries but here it was $150!!! There ...