A nine and half hour flight, but overnight, so we all managed to get a little sleep, at least.
Arriving in Lusaka was a different world. Heavy rain, hot and humid. Clearing immigration was an agonizingly slow process, but was a good lesson in slowing down from the bustle of London.
Checked into our domestic flight to Mfuwe, which was very much like the trip from Toronto to Kingston. A small airplane, and a small destination airport.
But all in all, good flights overall, and no real hitch.
The drive from Mfuwe airport was a quick immersion into African village life along the road to Kafunta Lodge, located on the bank of the Luangwa River, just outside the national park.
But – no time to rest!
Lunch immediately on arrival in the main ‘lounge’, overlooking the river and wildlife as far as the eye can see.
Giraffes, hippos, elephants, warthogs, antelope, and oh, such a varieties of birds. All from the lounge!
A couple of hours for some unpacking and a brief nap, then off, on our very first safari – a three hour drive through the bush, with an eyepopping stop on the bank of the Luangwa River
to watch hippos, and elephants crossing.
Back to Kafunta Lodge after sundown for a further hour of night safari . . . by power flashlight. . to sight our first leopard, stalking it’s dinner (no, dinner got away).
But our dinner waiting for us on arrival back at the Lodge!
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