Kenya flew by. I took several days off to rest my ankle and it started feeling much better. We cycled past Mt. Kenya and over the equator, found frozen yoghurt and ice cream in Nairobi and started practicing useful Swahili phrases.
We had three rest days in Arusha, Tanzania which I was lucky enough to spend on a safari through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The safari was absolutely spectacular, I had no idea that we would see so much wildlife. Animals everywhere. Cycling through Tanzania was a lot of fun and the children were definitely some of the cutest yet.
Malawi was stunning, the lake was amazing. Very jungle-y and some beautiful climbs; the landscape was indescribable. So many people on bikes! Bikes were everywhere, carrying anything you can imagine. Chickens, sticks, goats, other bikes, small families - anything. Malawi was over really quickly too, we didn't spend many days there.
Time seems to have flown - Zambia was over quickly too. Spent one day in Lusaka surrounded by shopping malls and South African chain stores/restaurants. Three rest days in Livingstone (Victoria Falls). The falls were awesome - proper awesome (heh). So much water went thundering over, you could see the spray from ages away. Standing near the falls you got positively soaked. Look left and the falls disappear into the mist. Look right and the falls disappear into the mist. Look down and the falls disappear into the mist. It's unbelievable. On the last rest day I got to go whitewater rafting on the mighty Zambezi and we lucked into a sunny day. Wow. Rapids that were big enough to be fun but not so bit that they were scary. Didn't flip but got to hop out and float down the river for a bit and it was wonderful. Absolutely worth every penny.
Crossed into Botswana the next day and started seeing elephants! Four days in a row of elephant sightings, the riding might not be exciting right now but the elephants sure are. We stayed in one bush camp where we heard lions roaring in the night, prompting everyone to move their tents closer to the trucks. Now we are in Maun and several people have gone to do flight seeing tours over the delta. I'm not one of those lucky folk but am excited to see pictures and hear about it.
Can't promise where the next update will come from - hopefully I will pull it together enough to write one soon!
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