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Meeting Happy Children in Malawi

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Day 13

imageEven though everybody loved South Luangwa and wanted to stay longer, Jojo kept us on our timeline. We packed up our tents, had breakfast and started driving to Malawi. It was a relatively short drive out of Zambia but before we reached the border, Sam got sick on the truck! She wasn’t feeling well at the border so we rushed her though the process to get her back in her seat as soon as possible. After the border crossing, we had lunch under a shady tree before finishing the drive to our camp, Barefoot Lodge. When we got to camp, Sam went to bed while we tried to help figure out what made her sick. That afternoon, Sara and I tried to Continue reading →

Traveling with our New Safari Family in Zambia

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Day 9

imageWe left Victoria Falls and crossed into Zambia with an extra crew member and a new group of travelers. Ahead of us was two long days of driving but Jojo said it would be worth it because we were going to his favorite location, South Luangwa Wilderness Camp. The first driving day was uneventful and we arrived at Camp Eureka outside Lusaka right after dark. We enjoyed my favorite dinner of spaghetti with meat sauce which was prepared by Nash. Around the campfire, we met our new group of travelers on this Nomad Tour: A Swiss couple traveling around the world like us, a mother and adult son from Australia, a German couple celebrating their anniversary, a retired traveling duo from Australia, a Dutch couple on holiday, a German vacationing from her job in Cape Town, a Korean on Continue reading →

Meeting the Locals in Divava, Namibia

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Day 5

FullSizeRenderWe said goodbye to the serenity of Okavango Delta and drove north from Jumbo Junction Campsite. The bumpy dirt road ended on the bank of the Okavango River where a ferry awaited. As we boarded the ferry, we watched cows and donkeys graze the banks and as we crossed, we spotted hippos upstream. Once across, we were greeted by our truck, Jimi, on the other side of the river.

Our adventure continued north crossing the Namibia boarder five minutes later. After two quick stops visiting the government offices, we drove on as the road entered Bwabwata National Park. Our guide, Jojo, said that vehicles transits through the park are timed to ensure they do not Continue reading →