May 10, 2010 - Chiawa Camp, Zambia

Chiawa Camp, Zambia, Monday, May 10, 2010 Our last day was punctuated by a stomach upset for Anne. She rested in bed all day. The camp was nearly empty with only one other guest. After a sunrise breakfast, Tom went on a private morning game drive at 6:30AM. Daniel tracked a pride of lions to the nearby Chiawa River bed which is now dry. There were 4 females and a male. The pictures are incredible and include mating. A herd of elephants who thought they owned the river bed, disrupted the pride and drove them off. Tom documented this...

May 9, 2010 - Chiawa Camp, Zambia

Chiawa Camp, Zambia, Sunday, May 9, 2010 A very early call, sleeping (mostly) through elephant and hippo noise all night brought us to a campfire continental breakfast. Tom decided to go on a walking safari, and Anne went on a game drive. No lions this morning, but Cape Buffalo were abundant as well as elephants and birds and warthogs. A delicious coffee break in the shade of a tree brought us to a drive back to the lodge where we encountered, on the way, an enormous herd of buffalo including babies. But the best part was never recorded...

May 8, 2010 - Chiawa Camp, Zambia

Chiawa Camp, Zambia, Saturday, May 8, 2010 This morning began with a drive to the airport in Mfuwe (about an hour) and a flight to Lusaka where we connected with a flight to the Chiawa landing strip in Lower Zambezi National Park. Here we transfered to a jeep as far as the Zambezi river, where we boarded a motorboat for a trip down the river a few miles to Chiawa Camp. We were warmly greeted and given a gourmet lunch followed by settling into our luxurious tent accommodations (this is not an oxymoron as you will see from the photos - it is...

Jul 15, 2009 - Lower Zambezi

We had planned to visit the Lower Zambezi National Park, but a corrupt ferry crossing (they wanted $20 each way to cross a small river and would only take US dollars) changed our mind. We opted to camp along the river at a resort, instead. Turned out to be a good decision as John became suddenly sick overnight and we had to stay an extra day to recover. The resort was nice, but what an obnoxious owner. We have come to hate the colonialist attitude that some people cling to (not everyone, but there have been a number). The lady was telling...