adri and johan snyman's namibian and zambian trip diary

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Saturday 8 September After a very good night’s sleep we awoke to a chorus of birdsong. As this was to be a rest day we did not even start our vehicles and instead explored the area on foot. We also tried to catch some tiger fish and Malcolm did manage to catch one while I hooked and lost one. I also spent some time updating the trip diary, sorting the photos and making backups on a portable hard drive and on CD’s. Sunday 9 September After another good night’s sleep we again woke to the chorus of birdsong and were soon packing our vehicles to start off on the next leg of our trip. We made our way via the B8 to Katima Mulilo where we did some last minute shopping before making our way to the border post to cross into Zambia. The border post was bustling with © J Snyman Page 16 of 45
activity as a new complex is being constructed on the Namibian side. To have al the formalities completed on the Namibian side took about 5 minutes but it took 1½ hours to be cleared on the Zambian side. As the Jackson’s travel on British Passports they had to get single entry visa’s on the border, but the official manning the desk had no idea which forms were to be completed even though Margaret had obtained and completed them beforehand. He also only knew the cost of the visa in pounds sterling and had no idea of the exchange rate to be used so that it could be paid for in the currency we had available. For each of the vehicles we had to pay a Local Council entrance tax of ZAR75-00, Carbon Emission Tax amounting to ZAR300-00 and 3 rd Party Insurance amounting to ZAR220-00. These moneys can be paid in US$, N$, ZAR or Kwacha, but you need to keep a calculator handy as each official uses a different exchange rate and it is to your advantage to pay in the currency giving the most advantageous price. There were a few noticeable differences between the Namibian and Zambian side of the border. Although the people look the same, live in similar houses and in similar villages, the people on the Zambian side have planted fruit- and flowering trees between their houses and many also had vegetable gardens while this in not often seen on the Namibian side. You also saw many people on bicycles in Zambia and there were lots of small children everywhere ……. © J Snyman Page 17 of 45
Page 1 and 2: ADRI AND JOHAN SNYMAN’S NAMIBIAN
Page 3 and 4: PREPARATIONS Both vehicles, and the
Page 5 and 6: Saturday 1 September After a very q
Page 7 and 8: The sandy track continued to a poin
Page 9 and 10: Although there were plenty of signs
Page 11 and 12: From there, we departed for the Kau
Page 13 and 14: The facilities at Kaudom Restcamp w
Page 15: The sandy track ended at the tarred
Page 19 and 20: Monday 10 September We awoke with t
Page 21 and 22: We were not disappointed as the Fal
Page 23 and 24: Total distance for the day was 335k
Page 25 and 26: There were also numerous markets al
Page 29 and 30: Total distance for the day was 91km
Page 31 and 32: Near Senanga there are sections wit
Page 33 and 34: We crossed the river by means of th
Page 35 and 36: Total distance for the day was 72km
Page 37 and 38: Crossing the border was a mere form
Page 39 and 40: Sunday 23 September We made our way
Page 41 and 42: We returned to the B8 and made our
Page 45: CONCLUSION Yet another memorable tr

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