Another long drive today (11 hours) to get to Lusaka the capital of Zambia. Most of the day was spent gazing out of the window with music playing in our ears watching the country go past and waving at the locals. People here are mostly friendly, although a few young men gave gestures that let the side down. We stopped at a small roadside village for charcoal which is primarily what we cook on. The whole village came out to see us. We were the highlight of their d...

An early start as a long days drive to cross the border into Zambia. We had a small detour (extra 100km) as Driver Dave missed a turning. At lunch we were offered local cuisine (mice on a stick) but as they weren't cooked we declined. Also witnessed Driver Dave having to explain to police that his licence was perfectly legitimate as the vehicle is a "truck" as opposed to a "bus". Observation: as we have driven through Tanzania & Malawi there have been multi...