14th - 20th June 2009, Lusaka, Zambia

We got to the Zambian border early as it was only an hours drive from Lilongwe, and completed the crossing with some ease, $50 Visa each and a Carbon tax of about £25. As we started on the 600km road from the border to the capital Lusaka, we realised there wasn't much to see, so decided to push on to the city, and head to Chachacha Backpackers, where the Football Africa boys had arrived earlier that day.

We only planned to spend a few days in Lusaka as there really isn't much to do in the city, but those few days soon turned into a week as Han's Camera needed fixing, the wheel bearings exploded in the back left wheel on the Landy, we found a very nice Cinema that only cost £1.30, and we met some really nice people at the Camp who loved to Barbeque, and even managed to catch the first test of the Lions tour.

21st - 25th June 2009, Livingstone, Zambia

After some failed attempts over the last few days, we finally managed to leave Lusaka, and made the 6 hour drive south to Livingstone, a small town 10km from Victoria Falls. We managed to find a really nice place called Livingstone Backpackers, TV room, Swimming Pool, Bar (of course!!) and all for $3 a night.

Our second day there we headed over to Victoria Falls where the spray could be seen from miles away, paid our $10 entry fee and spent the next few hours wandering around with open mouths. The various views of the falls were incredible, with paths that took you right to the bottom of the falls, and others that took you right up to the point where the water drops off. Up close, the spray actually felt like torrential rain and onlookers got totally soaked.

On the way back we stopped at Victoria Falls Premier hotel, The Royal Livingstone, and enjoyed a Coke while sitting on the decking amid the Colonial setting with a great view of the river and the Falls. One drink was all that we could afford, so back in Livingstone we went out for dinner with the Football Africa guys and a few others at the camp, then hit a few local bars.

We were all a bit fuzzy headed the next day so just spent the afternoon napping and watching films, and as we were parting company with the Football Africa Guys we thought one more big night was in order. So after a few beers in town, we headed back to the hostel bar, picking up a drink called Double Punch along the way. This is a Pineapple flavoured drink that comes in a plastic sachet of 60ml, is 42% strong and only costs 12p. 12 British pence!!!! The rest of the night involved plenty of singing, dancing on the bar, even some swimming pool action. We got to bed at about 5am! Andy managed to fall over 4 times on the way back to his tent approx 20 feet away from where we said goodnight!

The boys as you can imagine didn't make it Botswana the following day, so we managed to steal their company for an extra day, we had a giggle watching movies and Wimbledon all day nursing our hangovers!

The boys finally left the next day, Boo! We'll really miss them as we have formed firm friendships and had such a great time with them, and seen so much that we never would have seen on our own.

Thanks guys for the good times! See you when we get back. Good luck for the rest of the trip.