Petauke

We had hoped to make it all the way to South Luangwa in one day, but ended up leaving Lusaka around noon as the Landrover servicing/repairs took longer than expected. Thanks to Emmanuel and Kennedy at Autoworld, we hope there won’t be any problems on our way to Kenya.
Since we wouldn’t dream of driving in the dark in Africa (too many people, livestock, and uncertain road conditions) we stayed the night in Petauke – one of the many small junction towns you pass on the main roads, but luckily one with a lodge and campsite. When we pulled into the camp there was only one other vehicle, driven by a couple from Holland. Their Landrover looked almost exactly like ours. We went over to say hi and within 5 minutes found out that they knew the owner of the company we rented our Landrover from, but that also they had rented our Landrover (Tokoloshe) for a few weeks last year. They’ve been travelling since January and were heading back to Lusaka. The chance we would both end up in the same tiny town in the middle of Zambia, going opposite directions, was pretty remote. Of course we took a selfie with the Landrover and sent it to the owner, who was no doubt a little confused. Also, when the other couple found out we are leaving the Landrover in Nairobi and the owner was going to fly up and take it back to Jo’burg, they immediately texted the owner and volunteered to drive it back from Nairobi to Jo’burg for him. The owner agreed so we will end up seeing them again in Kenya. Czytaj więcej