Day 6 - Mythbusters

Before heading into Zambia we need to stock up on
fuel - fuel for the car and fuel for the humans.

Well we got fuel without a hitch and we also got foodstuffs
and other provisions.
There goes another media myth about avoiding travel
in Zimbabwe.

So here we come Zambia - a couple of geriatric gypsies in
search of adventure.

Zambia has 19 wildlife reserves - there must be adventure
there.
Some are well known such as Lochinvar, Kafue and South Luangwa.
Others not so famous. In our geriatric wisdom we opted for the well known ones.

By the way - Zambia is a BIG country - 752,614 sq. km
to be exact.
It is the 39th-largest country in the world (after Chile)
and is slightly larger than the US state of Texas.

So big country means BIG roads.
Not a lot of them but easy enough to remember.
The Great North Road (self explanatory) and the Great Eastern
Road which runs roughly from Lusaka to Malawi (or thereabouts).

Once you have safely worked your way through the hussle and
bustle of Lusaka - set a heading of 570kms east to
Chipata (this is the turn off to South Luangwa).

Now do the maths. Travelling at a steady 80 kmph means
that it should take about 7 hours to get there.
Wrong.

There are potholes along the way - which need some skilful
Schumacher driving to negotiate.

In Africa elephants have right of way - as do the goats, cattle,
horses, pedestrians etc. etc.
Potholes and elephants aside, the scenic beauty of the country is
awesome but 7 hours ??? later and still no Chipata insight.