Sorry, you have to be British and of a certain age to understand the title of this post. Although not a lifetime’s dream, we both wanted to go gorilla trekking while in Africa. Our original plan was to visit them in Rwanda, but after being denied entry (Covid) we chose Uganda instead. Luckily, the eye watering cost has been reduced […]
After a very nice stay in Kigoma, we negotiated some pretty terrible Tanzanian roads, infested with trucks, to get to the Rwandan border, only to be denied entry. Rwanda is closed to tourists except through its international airport (Covid). Undeterred, (plans are supposed to be changed) we reversed course and side-stepped Rwanda, heading directly to Uganda. Some people asked ‘Are […]
On reflection, the Western route from Zambia in the rainy season, might not have been the best choice, but once in Katavi National Park, we were committed to the plan! The road through the Park was easy enough and the tarmac around Mpanda as good as any in Europe. It’s after Mpanda that things start to go downhill! We met […]
Because we were heading up the west side of Tanzania towards Rwanda, we decided to cross the border at Kasesya, just north of Mbala in Zambia. We knew it was a small post, but we were the only ones there. Nonetheless, all went to plan and we crossed in about two hours. On the way to the border we visited […]
What can we say? After 359 days in Zambia, it was a very emotional bittersweet goodbye. Bitter in that we are leaving behind our good friends in Lusaka. Sweet in that we are at last continuing our circumnavigation of South and East Africa. We will miss the friends we have made and the farm pets.