Ø 25TH AUGUST 2009 – LUSAKA ZAMBIA
AFTER OUR SCRUMPTIOUS ENGLISH BREAKFAST ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF LUSAKA, WE SET OFF IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ON THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR GRAND EXPEDITION. TODAY WE HEAD FOR MALAWI AND ONTO THE SHORES OF AFRICA’S BIGGEST LAND LOCKED LAKE –“LAKE MALAWI”. THE DISTANCE FROM LUSAKA TO LILONGWE IN MALAWI [read more...]
13TH AUGUST 2009 – KATIMA MULLILO > LIVINGSTONE - ZAMBIA
THE ROAD FROM KATIMA MULLILO INTO THE TOWN OF LIVINGSTONE IS DRIVABLE. VILLAGE DWELLING DOT THE HORIZONS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. ECONOMIC DECAY AND POVERTY IS SO APPARENT WITH MANY OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE SURVIVING ON FOOD AID PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY RELIEF ORGANISATIONS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD. THESE PEOPLE DON’T LIVE THE DAY, THEY SURVIVE THE DAY AND PRAY TOMORROW WILL BRING THEM A NEW DAY OF HOPE AND FREEDOM – “WELCOME TO AFRICA” [read more...]