Camp Zambesi, Day 2

We had an early wakeup again today, about 5:30. Got breakfast, did our quick face wash, and we were off about 7:00. A slower walk today, partly because Daphne was with us, and partly because Charlie was not feeling well. Bono had the brilliant idea of lending me his shoes, which are called rafters, to try and see if I could walk any better. When I had woken, my heel was still sore. So I took along the other shoes, but wore Bono's. And they were great. We walked about ten km this morning, and my foot actually felt better at the end of it than the beginning.

Much of what we saw today was a sort of repeat of yesterday. We had hoped to see a lion, and went looking for one. But no success there. We saw many animals from a distance, but nothing too close. I think Bono was worried about our ability to run if we needed to, and he was right. However, it was still a great walk, and I was glad to have done it.

By noon, it was very hot, so we stopped for a packed lunch (packed, that is, by the staff, and brought to us by car). Lunch consisted of a green salad, a bean salad, and a chicken pie. They even had cold beer! Now, this is camping as it should be.

We did a small walk back to the camp, saw some elephants, and some elands, and then we had our showers and settled in to the evening by the water. And, oh yes, we got our laundry back as well, all neatly folded.

Supper was a butternut squash soup, followed by fish (local bream) and chips, with a green salad and mixed wonderful veggies, then a desert.

And all this done over a wood fire. I don't know how he does it, but the cook, Nelson, is terrific. The servers are Take (short for Take More), and Sebastien, with Papa Mike as the supervisor. We had a long discussion about politics, and the role of the religion and the influx of Muslims. Very interesting.

So a good day.


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Location:Zambesi River