Hi all,
We have had a exhausting journey to Zambia but finally made it yesterday.
We said goodbye to Emily Tuesday morning and she flew home a day early just incase the riots kicked off in Malawi.
We got up on Tuesday morning at 4.30am!!! We caught a coach across from Lilongwe in Malawi to Lusaka in Zambia, it took 13 hours - Woah! It was a fairly boring journey, very bumpy, but we were quite impressed as we got coke and biscuits half way through the journey and it stopped several times for toilet breaks. We also think we saw a giraffe along the roadside in Zambia which was very exciting.
We then spent the night in Lusaka and got up at 5.30am and caught a very posh coach to Livingstone. This took 7 hours. We then went for a chinese that evening which was yummy and then got some much needed sleep.
Today we had a bit of a lie in and then got the free bus to Victoria falls. It is a 15min drive to the falls from our hostel and along the way we saw some elephants - this was soooooo exciting!!! Some of us also saw some zebras! We then spent the day at Victoria falls - which was amazing. Whilst there we had a paddle in the water at the top of the falls and took a very long hike down to a place called the boiling pot, but it was worth it. We got very wet from the spray of the falls, which was nice and refreshing. There were lots of baboons around Victoria Falls which we thought were very cute until a rather large one climbed up Ruth and stole her shoulder bag. We were told just to relax and wait until the baboon had finished rifling through the contents and then some very nice men who worked there retrieved the contents of her bag - minus the actual bag! We being the amazing friends that we were literally ran and abandoned Ruth whilst the Baboon was attacking her!
As you can see we have had a rather exciting day. We are busy planning what she shall do for the next few days - possibly whitewater rafting, a day safari to Chombe (Botswana), boat trip along the Zambezi, elephant back safari and many other possibilities.
Speak soom
love
Lorelei, Ruth, Elizabeth, Hayley and Kirstie
xxxx
We are team Malawi! A group of 6 members from Girlguiding UK who have been selected to go on a GOLD project (Guiding Overseas Linked with Development) in July/August 2011. We are the 2nd group to be going to the country where we will be helping to develop Guiding.
Hi from Kirstie's Mum and Dad,
ReplyDeleteThe journey sounds horrendous, but appears to have been worth it. Kirstie does not care for water activities (especially washing) so maybe you can find some dry land pastimes.
Enjoy everything you do.
Sounds AMAZING! And a big well for project! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it!! Have fun! xxx
ReplyDeleteJourney sounded very tiring. Glad you got some R+R. The bit about the baboon reminded me of Bali.....!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your stay.
love Wendy
it all sounds like you are having an amazing time. I can't wait to see your pictures and hear the stories when you get back! :-) xx
ReplyDeletehi elizabeth and friends. spending the weekend with your mum. been to bolton abbey today. william is shattered! lovely to see all that you have been doing in africa. birmingham diocese is linked to malawi. terry was in tanzania in june. we are sure this trip will leave a lasting impression on you all. welldone.
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