May 2013 - Lions Clubs New Zealand

nights catching up. We took a 14 hour bus trip to Lusaka the capital of Zambia. When we arrivedin Zambia it was about eight at night.You could expect nothing else for a bunch of junk food deprived teenagers for KFC to be the onlything on our minds. When we asked how far away it was of course we were repeatedly told itwas very far. So we got in a taxi and paid about four dollars to travel around the block to a closedKFC. I missed Malawi already, as at the very least they would have told you it was closed andmost would offer to walk you.That night we slept on a bus that was to leave for Victoria Falls the following morning. Most ofthe other’s did the big bungee off the bridge at Victoria Falls, the third highest in the world. Mumand dad were glad to hear I’d passed on this one. Even if it was only that I knew I could do ahigher one in New Zealand. I spent the day walking around the paths and enjoying the views. Wecheekily stayed in the park all day and past dark to avoid paying a second fee to see a lunarrainbow over the falls. It was worth the wait.On a day trip to Botswana I saw a lion up close in the wild for the first time, and so manyelephants you could get sick of them. From there we headed for Windhoek the capitol of Namibiaand though roughly enjoyed a few days of junk food - sorry mum. Yesterday we reached theAtlantic Ocean in a ghost of a town called Swakopmund. The morning’s here are blotted out withmist and you can’t see more than two blocks into the distance. But by mid-morning it cleared andin the distance we could see a haze rising from the dunes on the other side of town. Tomorrowwe plan to go dune surfing. Wish me luck. Apparently sand isn’t as forgiving as snow.Much love RosinaSilverstream Lions Lines Page 17 May 2013