Its a depleted group that hits the road again after Livingstone - 4 passengers plus 3 crew - we have a new addition - Arnold, who is training on this leg with us.
First stop is along the Kafue River, about 480km from Livingstone, where we board a boat for a river cruise, following which we set up camp in a basic camp area which the members of the local community have set up, and enjoy entertainment in the form of drumming and dancing by the village members in some rather revealing costumes.
We eat dinner and consume a few beverages on board the boat which is anchored nearby to our camp and then settle in for some drumming lessons. Sadly the weather gods have other ideas and the spectacular lightning which we have seen from afar decides to pay a visit along with bucketloads of rain. So its an enforced early night as everyone retires to their tents.
The next morning we do a dance of a different kind as we hop from foot to foot to avoid some ants which have decided to set up residence under our tents. Misson accomplished, we travel about 20 minutes down the river where the group disembark and visit a local village, where they can find out more about local Zambian life with a Tonga tribe.
On the way back to meeting the truck we get fed a hearty breakfast and then its a short trip to Lusaka (capital of Zambia) where the local markets are in full swing and we can negotiate to our heart's content.
The evening will be spent in a campsite beside a game farm, so fingers crossed for visits from the zebra, impala and giraffe that live there, but hopefully not the buffalo...
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