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campbell987

Apr 2, 20232 min read

Ghanzi-Chobe fold belt

Stage 69 (51): bush camp to Ghanzi Mornings are beautiful here in Botswana; the recent rains have turned the landscape predominantly...

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campbell987

Apr 1, 20233 min read

Bicycle parking woes

Stage 68 (50): Maun to bush camp Up early to tote our duffels to the truck before first light; minding to step carefully over the fresh...

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campbell987

Mar 31, 20231 min read

Maun rest day

Maun has certainly grown in the intervening years (I’m stunned at just how many years it’s been, too); round-abouts and traffic lights,...

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campbell987

Mar 30, 20233 min read

Back to Maun

Stage 67 (49): bush camp to Maun A half hour delayed start this morning; no point getting into Maun too early. I was up a few times...

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campbell987

Mar 29, 20232 min read

Easy Day

Stage 66 (48): Planet Baobab to bush camp I think it rained a bit last night and it’s still overcast on first sticking my head outside;...

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campbell987

Mar 28, 20233 min read

Pink Aardvarks

Stage 66 (47): Elephant Sands to Planet Baobab Mornings here are truly beautiful; of course we’re up early enough to see the entire...

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campbell987

Mar 28, 20231 min read

Planet Baobab - rest day

A very relaxing day, just as I’d hoped. Bags re-sorted (it’s an on-going thing as the environment and conditions vary), laundry done,...

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campbell987

Mar 27, 20232 min read

Elephant Highway continued

Stage 65 (46): Pandamatenga to Elephant Sands camp A long day but it turned out not as warm as feared; partial cloud cover and a cooling...

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campbell987

Mar 25, 20232 min read

Elephant Highway

Stage 64 (45): Kasane to Pandamatenga Rain had stopped by the time we got up; and the hyaena had gone away as well. Everything outside...

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campbell987

Mar 24, 20233 min read

Kasungula ferry no more

Stage 63 (44): Livingstone to Kasane It’s a short day and straightforward; follow the road west, up river from Livingstone then swing...

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campbell987

Mar 23, 20232 min read

Nyami Nyami rest days

Victoria Falls Waterfront Hotel is about 4 km further down the road toward the river from Livingstone, and about 10 km from the historic...

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campbell987

Mar 20, 20233 min read

Mosi-oa-Tunya

Stage 62 (43): Ruze Chalets to Livingstone Another dew-laden morning; Bob’s garbage bag is doing a good job separating wet tent fly from...

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campbell987

Mar 20, 20233 min read

An uneventful day

Stage 61 (42): soccer field to Ruze chalets No rain so far as I know overnight, but everything outside very wet upon getting up.; heavy...

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campbell987

Mar 19, 20232 min read

Coffee Berry

Stage 60 (41): Lusaka to yet another soccer field Todays ride was shortened by some 30 km due to the originally planned campsite becoming...

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campbell987

Mar 17, 20234 min read

Different sort of day

Stage 59 (40): soccer field (Mukonka Primary School) to Lusaka It’s rained during the early portion of the night but had cleared by...

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campbell987

Mar 15, 20233 min read

Back to potholes

Stage 58 (39): Luangwa Bridge Camp to Mukonka Primary School (soccer field) I slept in this morning, waking just after 5:00 with a start....

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campbell987

Mar 15, 20232 min read

Swept

Stage 57 (38): Petauke to Luangwa Bridge Camp No headache this morning, but no energy either. We were told this would be another very...

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campbell987

Mar 15, 20233 min read

Caught out in the rain

Stage 56 (37): Chipata to Petauke A long and ultimately very wet day. Sunrise now about 6:00 a.m. here in Zambia, so we may be on the...

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campbell987

Mar 12, 20232 min read

Cross over into Zambia

Stage 55 (36): Lilongwe to Chipata Actually, it’s not Chipata itself but another 8 km of tarmac and then badly rutted dirt road to Mama...

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campbell987

Mar 12, 20231 min read

Rest Day - Lilongwe

A very relaxing day, all in all. The main issue of concern was to swap out my left hand brake shifter for the new GRX unit brought out by...

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