I just returned from Zambia! It was a vacation without my husband. It does not mean we were fighting. I missed him so much. My husband and I were planing Safari in Zambia with his son from CA. Zambia is the next country from Malawi. The border is just 90 minutes drive from Lilongwe.
BUT! My husband got a very important proposal letter due the end of this month, it was not good time to talk about hippos and elephants at all. We decided to go without him. Poor Jim, he kept working even weekend.
It was my most unforgettable vacation. Because I love animals and I excited every single moment in the bush. The destination was South Luangwa National Park. It took us 5 hours drive included border paper work and a picnic lunch. We stayed at bush camps for 4 nights and a lodge for 2 nights.
I am not a camping person. I was afraid of staying "Bush Camp." BUT! Bush camp tents that harmonize with nature made me so relaxed and healed. Over the hence which made of dried straw, there were elephants and monkeys! How could I stay calm?
We had 4 hours morning safari and 4 hours evening safari. We did walking safaris in the morning starting 6 am. We walked through the dried river which has plenty of water during rain season. August, there was not much water left in the river. It looked like beautiful sandy beach. I loved seeing elephants foot prints on the sand. They were round shape, big ones and small ones.
We were so spoiled. Food! They were unbelievable! They provided excellent food for us. The first night, they set up our dinner table in the dark dried river bank under the stars. That was so beautiful setting and heard animal foot sounds and death cries. Did a leopard kill an impala and a hyena steal it? Our imagination was endless.
Here is one video I taped from inside of my tent over the hence. We called this elephant "Stanley." It was 1m distance between us!
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