We got up and after the usual pack up and breakfast routine we were on our way. There were no stops (except to use the 'bush' toilet) which meant we got to camp at about 2pm. After pitching our tent again we did some washing and then spent the afternoon chilling out. Some of the others went on a booze cruise along the Zambezi River while the ones left behind got together for dinner. We had lots of fun watching them all stumble off the boat a little worse fo...

A long day of driving followed. Starting with breakfast at 5.30 before being on the road at 6. Many of us slept badly due to strong winds blowing all night meaning the morning was a quiet one all round with lots of sleeping in the truck. Instead of sitting in her seat, Kirsty took one of the mattresses onto the truck and lay in the aisle on the floor dozing for a large part of the morning before we stopped for our first break. The next couple of hours passed qui...

On the way to the border we had to stop as there were riots in the road ahead. We thought they were political but Vernon (our guide) found out they were about football of all things! It was a fairly scary experience - we were told to sit down, put our seat belts on and keep the windows shut. There were men blocking the road up front and burning tyres. The police then turned up and fired warning shots which made all the protesters scatter so that we could safely d...