Merry Christmas!
We both wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We shall be spending our Christmas day at the Kansanshi hotel in the northern Zambian mining town of Solwezi. Our hosts, David and Veroncia, have made us feel very welcome and have very kindly let us park Big Bertha in their car park for the duration.
We are very much looking forward to our Christmas dinner at the hotel, before moving on towards the capital, Lusaka, for the New Years celebrations.
David and Francine
Yay, have a fabulous time! Will it be Ostrich for Xmas dinner. I’m in Lancashire with friend from Prague, Frankie. Peach and joy to you both and those you love and hold dear. xxx
Yes its Ostrich, just a very small one that looks very much like a turkey! Merry Christmas Ania xx
Happy Christmas Dave/Francine/Bertha! We’re celebrating in Lech, Austria. Wow you’re more north than I thought you’d be, figured more like South Africa by now. All the best!
Hey Tim, what a lovely place to spend Xmas. South Africa will be this time next year, if all goes to plan. Heading north now. Have a great time. Dave
Thanks for your Christmas Greetings and her was me thinking that you would be back to the UK for Christmas. But it sounds like you are still having a great time in Africa.
Did I tell you that Evan from Taiwan was over visiting Phyllis, Don and I in October. We also met up with Falicia and Ian MacFarlane and family. I think you will remember them in Taiwan. Ian is from Glasgow and Falicia, who is a beautiful dancer is from Malaysia.
Have a great day. Best Wishes from Betty.
Merry Christmas Betty. So nice to hear that Evan has been over to visit you. Not sure that I remember Ian and Falicia. Please pass our regards onto to Don. Dave
Many thanks fir your Xmas tidings and we return them to you and yours. We hope you enjoy the Ostrich. Have you had had enough of Xmas in the sun? One year you will have to return to the cold of Britain!!! We have both Daughters and there families and dogs with us for Xmas day (5 Adults, 1 2-1/2 year old and 3 dogs). It is the first time we have all been together for Xmas in 10 years. Best wishes from us and hope 2020 proves to be more even more enjoyable than 2019. Pete & Claire.
Merry Christmas to the two of you! Sounds like a major gathering of the clan, hope it all went very well. Thank you for your best wishes for 2020; I think its going to be a great year in Africa. Cheers! Dave
Merry Christmas to you too from further South, in Harare!
Our Man in Harare! Hi Diogo, hope you are settling in and enjoying Zim. We will definitely come to visit you, but it will be later in 2020. From here our intended route is Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Moz and then Zim. Put a beer in the fridge now, and it will be cool enough for when we arrive! Best Wishes David and Francine.
Hi Dave and Francine, Happy Christmas to you both and glad to hear that things are going well still. We’ve been doing our usual ‘drive round the country’ to see the family (but obviously not the number of miles that you two are clocking up)…..
All the best for the rest of the trip and hope you have a great 2020,
Gerry and Jen
Dear Gerry and Jen, Nice to hear from you. We’ve been very stationary over Christmas / New Year – parked up in a hotel in Solwezi, a mining town in northern Zambia. We’ll make tracks in the new year towards Lusaka, from where we fly home in February for M&D’s diamond wedding anniversary. Happy New Year!!
Dave and Francine
Happy New Year, Dave and Francine. Great to hear about your intrepid travels. I was in Norfolk for the Christmas break which, of course, was also extremely intrepid! (Mud) My sister worked in Ndola for 6 years back in the early 70s, and is very interested to hear about your trip.
Love from Allison x
Hi Allison,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We will be arriving in Ndola in the coming week and we will be sure to WhatsApp you a picture or two. Perhaps your sister will recognise them.
Best Wishes
Dave
Dave and Francine,
All the best for 2020 and have a safe and prosperous year of adventures.
Enjoy reading your blog and respect to the great pictures and videos (some look like done by the team of David Attenborough !!!) – and as Francine says – it is amazing!
Robert
Dear Robert,
Thank you so much for your comment and a very Happy New Year to yourself and Rachel.
Yes we are having a ball of a time!
David