adri and johan snyman's namibian and zambian trip diary

We made our way to Thembe lodge where we camped under trees on a spot overlooking the
Zambezi river. We were the only visitors and it cost us 35000-00Kwacha (±R60) per person to
camp there. They have clean ablution facilities with hot showers.
Total distance for the day was 97km (4km on tar- and 93km on gravel roads) and travelling time
was 7 hours.
Friday 21 September
We continued south on the M10 on a road that got progressively worse the further we travelled
and there are some sections that could present serious obstacles in the wet season. We made
detours to some of the other lodges along the route until we eventually stopped at Kabula
Lodge. This is a neat and well run facility and here we encountered the first 2 South African
registered vehicles since leaving Livingstone – one belonging to the owner and the other to a
couple that were staying in one of the bungalows. The cost to camp amounted to R75 per
person. We went for a sunset cruise on one of their boats.
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