Adrian woke everyone up at 0530hrs but I managed to get back to sleep. Unfortunately Alison didn’t and that got her in a mood and of course I stayed clear to avoid her picking on me if not the boy.  I didn’t get out of bed until 0800hrs and by the time I got down breakfast was ready.  I inspected the toilet as I knew that at some point I had to got and found the thunder box to be clean which was a relief.

By 0930hrs we were ready to move. The road to Lusaka was very scenic and reasonably maintained although there were occasional pot holes. I wished they would cut the grass verge as it would afford a better view of oncoming traffic if they did. As it was the grass was almost one meter high and blocked the view ahead completely.

We came to the suspension bridge spanning the river Leong and had the movie camera on. The Army personal manning the road block stopped us and after the informal greeting asked what we were doing with the camera. Of course I had to tell him the truth. He then said we needed permission to take photos and we responded from whom. When he said from him I immediately asked we if we could take photo of Tuah with the bridge in the background. Before he could answer I was out of the car with the camera while he inspected our Yellow card.

As it was way past lunch time we stopped for lunch about 40kms before Lusaka. Some people working on the farm asked if we wanted help but stayed on the opposite side of the road watching us while we ate. It didn’t bother me but I had to tell Alison to ignore them. After eating I went to talk to them and they asked where we were from and of course mistook our flag for American.

As we drove into Lusaka Alison had contacted the embassy in Harare, and was advised to top up our fuel whenever and wherever we could. We got some money from the ATM and topped up Tuah Just outside Lusaka.

I was impressed with Lusaka with it’s dual carriageway, shopping centers and orderliness of traffic. We managed to get some mangoes from a street vendor for what I thought was a good price and also a phone charger for my mobile, while holding the traffic behind. No doubt the y were cursing me!!

We found Eureka camping without any problem and were amazed with the set up. There were chalets surrounding the camping area which had huts placed at strategic locations for use of campers. There were also wild animals (not the human eating type) within the park and we did see zebras as we drove out to have Tuah washed. All in all it was a satisfying day today with me eating dinner of beef curry and ikan masin which I had not had for quite awhile.