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| Denise's Lion |
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| All this Game spotting is both boring and tiring |
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| Some of the game combinations were very photogenic |
We get away at around 09h00am and Denise and I are
determined that we do not get fined for speeding and as a result we get to
Mbeya at 02h00pm not bad at an average of 55kmph but we were stopped at 5
police checks that had police radar units, the locals call them “hairdryers”
and at least another 3 checks where they ask for “help” short for money,
insurance, pass the time of day and I am convinced Sinead got us through two of
them with her charm and personality.
These incidents contribute hugely to the time to travel as
well as the many villages en route, where even if you want to go faster you
cannot, due to people, motorbikes, cars, cyclists and above all trucks, trucks
and more trucks.
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| Blind Rise, Blind Corner; what the hell |
The road is not too bad, but we are pleased to get this leg
of our journey over as it does become a bit stressful.
Denise has had a bite on her arm a couple of days ago that
could be anything it is inflamed, swollen and hot too the touch and it is now
very itchy, other than that she is well, we have all had our share of mosquito
bites, tse tse fly bites and other bites that could be sand fleas, or some
other creepy crawly.
We are very proud to tell you that we have kept to our
timetable up to now and Malawi
should be a breeze. We are told here at Utengule Coffee Farm Lodge in Mbeya that
it will take us an hour to get to the border, 2 hours to cross and I estimate
another hour to the first of three stops in Malawi .
I hope to ascertain what the situation is like in Mozambique
over the next couple of days, we will not take any chances if there is one iota
of doubt and our fall back is return via Zambia and Botswana or Zambia and
Zimbabwe, and still arrive back home on 4th September.
Happy birthday Dot we trust you had a great one and may
there be many, many more to come.
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| Wheat ready for harvest outside Mbeya |
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