Kafue National Park

After a few days in South Luangwa National Park we headed back to Lusaka and then on to Kafue National Park. The trip out to Lusaka was not without its drama. We spent 4 hours on a (good) dirt road and then when we got to the tarmac and picked up a bit of speed [...]

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Animals

After a good night sleep we headed for the South Luangwa National Park. One of the first things we saw was a group of crocodiles feeding in a lagoon. This is a dead baby hippo. We have been told that crocodiles do not usually attack hippos and so it is most likely that the baby [...]

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Finally reaching our destination

After a somewhat sleepless night we rose bright and early to continue on our way. We were only 50 kilometres from the lodge that we were headed to but we knew it would take several hours. Two of the young boys (about 15) from the village came with us. We all drove in the car [...]

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In which the road less travelled yields a wonderful experience

After leaving the lodge we drove back to Livingstone and restocked our food supplies. Then we headed out again. This time we were headed for South Luangwa National Park. This involved driving to the capital Lusaka and breaking our trip overnight and then heading for South Luangwa the next day. In the morning we happily [...]

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In which we discover that travelling in Zambia during the wet season is not for the faint-hearted

Unfortunately there was quite a lot of rain while we were at the lodge looking for butterflies and this affected the species count as they don’t like to fly in the wet weather. However, there were a few good days and Gorgeous Man spent some time with his net and traps. Trap sewn by yours [...]

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