Chipata, ZambiaMonday, June 28, 2010.
Trip Across Africa DAY #1Made it safely to the Malawi/Zambia border, not long before sundown. When we left Lichinga this morning, we prayed for God’s favor. And we saw His favor upon us the entire journey today. When we got to the border, we changed out our Malawi Kwacha for Zambia Kwacha, and got through the Malawi side, as well as the Zambia side, only having to pay for some visas, as they saw how cute the kids are, and stamped their passports free of charge. Literally. I am being serious. That’s what happened. Jonas was proud of the fact that he snuck a picture of the border guard with his AK-47. He probably shouldn’t have, and I think won’t do it again, as we can get in trouble for doing so. But since he took the picture, I thought I would put it on here for you.
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We drove another 45 minutes from the border to Mama Rula’s Bed and Breakfast/Camp Site. We were blessed to find two double rooms for us, and once again, because of God’s favor, they didn’t charge for the girls, except for their meals, as they charge per person and not per room. What a blessing! We had a great dinner here: T-bone steaks, chicken schnitzel and lasagna. The people of this region speak Nyanja, which is close to Chichewa so we can communicate simple greetings with them. I am sure the further we go on our journey, this won’t be as easy. I am currently sitting here, completely full, listening to other tourists drinking it up at the bar next to us, and am about to jump in the shower really quick before getting some shut-eye as we are getting up a little on the early side to head to the South Luangwa Game Park.
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Christian Young
We drove another 45 minutes from the border to Mama Rula’s Bed and Breakfast/Camp Site. We were blessed to find two double rooms for us, and once again, because of God’s favor, they didn’t charge for the girls, except for their meals, as they charge per person and not per room. What a blessing! We had a great dinner here: T-bone steaks, chicken schnitzel and lasagna. The people of this region speak Nyanja, which is close to Chichewa so we can communicate simple greetings with them. I am sure the further we go on our journey, this won’t be as easy. I am currently sitting here, completely full, listening to other tourists drinking it up at the bar next to us, and am about to jump in the shower really quick before getting some shut-eye as we are getting up a little on the early side to head to the South Luangwa Game Park.
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Christian Young
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