Hellooo,
Sorry this has been a bit of a long time coming, with visa issues, truck problems and university deadlines looming over us the last few weeks the blog got put on a bit of a back burner.
So last time Malc wrote we were in Victoria falls, he had a ridiculous haircut and was attempting to grow his beard until Cairo. I am happy to announce the hair cut has grown out but sadly the beard is still going strong and he has taken to putting cocktail sticks in it now haha. Anyway, as it was our last time to Victoria falls we thought we would pay to do the walk around the falls, something I hadn’t done since my passenger trip. At high water the walk is definitely an experience at times you struggle to see what’s in front of you, with what feels like buckets of water raining down on you. The power of the falls always amazes me!
From Victoria Falls we passed through Zimbabwe, another big stop was Antelope park… Antelope park is not as its name suggest. Alongside its springing antelope are hundreds of lions. It’s always a highlight on the trip as passengers can walk with lions, play with lion cubs, see massive lions feed and lots more, all while contributing to the ALERT programme which aims to release captive bred lions into the wild. This time round Malcolm and me did our final lion walk as well as sampling their full range of accommodation. Antelope park is one of the nicest places to upgrade and as it was our last trip and low tourist season they kindly upgraded Malc and me from our usual crew room for free. We sampled the river lodges where we awoke to the sound of monkeys and lions, then the honeymoon suites which had a free standing bath over looking the river and finally a luxury safari tent. We didn’t have many complaints there!
The rest of Zimbabwe flew by stopping at Great Zimbabwe, Chimanmani mountains and Harare (where Tatonka got some TLC). Next we were enroute to Mozambique, our aim was to buy the visas at the border, a risky process as Iain our old driver once spent a whole day waiting for the power to come on, only to have to turn around and head back to Harare and process the visa their instead. We arrived hopeful but with this in the backs of our minds. The lights off in the immigration office was a bad sign and indeed the power was off but they did have a new purchase of a generator, an empty generator however. So $20 later we had a working if slightly dodgy generator printing our visas and we were soon to be on our way. We shot through Mozambique only stopping for a roadside beer (not Malcolm) and 1 bush cap before entering Malawi.
Malawi’s is after much deliberation my favourite country on trip. The landscape is gorgeous, the beaches are stunning, the people are amazingly friendly and just the atmosphere is so laid back. We spent 6 nights in Malawi, 1 in the capital Lilongwe, 3 in the overland hotspot Kande and 2 in the chilled out Chitimba. Kande was our destination for the amazing day of Truck Olympics, pig roast and Bad taste party. The group went all out, they bribed the judges (Me and Malc) for truck Olympics brilliantly, stuffed themselves silly on the pig and bought the ugliest clothes imaginable for the bad taste party. We then recooperated at Chitimba with a truck quiz and beer can up the bum chicken.
Finally, we had 2 bush camps in Tanzania before ending up in Dar es Salaam with a view of the Indian Ocean. Now it was time for some serious rest and relaxation as we headed over to Zanzibar for 4 nights. Which conveniently is where I am typing this from and means we are up to date!
I hope all is well with everyone reading this, love to all
Grace
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