Three weeks, and the rear suspension of Jan´s bike says goodbye, so long, and thanks for the fish. Nope, we were not happy. Jan standing there with the oil of the suspension on his finger, slowly putting the puzzle pieces…
Stippvisite in Lusaka
Weil die deutsche Botschaft gerade um die Ecke der sudanesischen lag (wo wir erfolglos versuchten, uns ein datiertes Visum ausstellen zu lassen… aber nett waren sie…), schauten wir mal vorbei. Den deutschen Botschafter Bernd Finke und seine Frau hatten wir…
Lusaka: Getting there and away
From Sinazongwe, we made our way up to Lusaka. We decided not to camp out in between but push through, which was not our best decision. Close to Lusaka, we hit several serious traffic jams. Lines of trucks and busses…
Zambian sand
The straight way from Livingstone to Lusaka is nearly 500km. So we decided to make it a two-day trip including a visit of Lake Kariba. Rainer had read about a “Houseboat” campsite, and we were very keen to find out…
Across the Zambezi
The border ferry from Botswana to Zambia runs across the wide Zambezi river. Passing what felt like 2kms worth of waiting trucks before we reached the customs office, we expected a large, maybe even two-storey ferry. What we found was…