Hello everyone from a very hot Zambia ☀️☀️. My 4th week in Zambia started very well. I went to a place called Chaminuka Game Reserve. This is a private Game reserve where people can stay or just visit for the day. The last 14 kilometres of the drive to the lodge is on quite challenging roads but my Toyota salon car coped quite well and I luckily had a supportive bra on!!! I also met a couple of locals on the drive to Chaminuka.
On arrival you chose the activities you would like to go on and then are given a buffet lunch. My first activity was a boat ride across one of the lakes. It was great to see different types of birds and animals that gather around the water’s edge. The guide was very entertaining to, and most importantly I didn’t fall in ?
My second activity (although I hadn’t planned this one) was a cheese tasting session in a cave!! On this activity I was joined by a large family, of all ages, who were from Trinidad and in Zambia for a wedding. They were hilarious and told me I must visit Trinidad and Tobago (I’m going to need another year off work ??)
My final activity of the day was a Game Drive. This lasted nearly 2 hours and was fantastic. We were on a open 4×4 jeep and it was such fun. The guide was so informative and I saw some different animals as well as old favourites (still no decent picture of a warthog) ?? I also witnessed the most amazing sunset. It was a full moon that night and it was a gorgeous red colour, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to get a picture of it. I still can’t get over or get enough of seeing these animals in the wild ??
Tuesday saw me up and out, catching up on things, when I came across a nail bar and it dawned on me, that as I’m not working, I can have my nails done. This is the first time I have ever had a manicure and it was a great experience. The girl who did them, said that she wanted to travel and visit Europe and was saving hard to do this. She also told me that Friday was a national holiday where people went to church to pray for the economy. Later in the week, I actually received text messages regarding this!!
Loving my gel nails
Wednesday is the day it all started to go a bit wrong. I woke up with a bit of abdo pain and it then all kicked off!! Yep, after over 3 weeks in Zambia, and feeling pretty smug, I finally got Delhi Belly, or the newly named Lusaka Looses ??. I didn’t venture very far for a few days. Thank goodness for Netflix. I’m still not completely right yet, but have had to go out for provisions. I probably could have got over my Lusaka Looses all a bit quicker if I had stopped eating, but I do love my food. As things stand, I still wouldn’t trust a fart ??? I also have a few annoying mosquito bites, but antihistamine cream is helping them ?
And finally, I do love the Autumn colours back home, but the trees here are also showing their impressive colours. Bye for now xx
Love the tree your best photo so far what a glorious colour.
Xx