We arrived at Livingstone airport and were greeted by Mariel and Bev. We went for lunch. I had a Greek salad and fried calamari and grilled shrimp. Wait, I am supposed to be in Africa....calamari?? We went to the grocery store and funny enough, it is a Shop Rite. We have to change our US $ into Kwacha. Food is very expensive. A small can of mushrooms is $3.USD. After buying a few supplies we are off to our homebase at Overland Missions Rapid 14.
It is a rough dirt road and takes about 30 minutes to get there. We arrive at the main building where everything happens. It has cement walls with front and back tent flaps open. The roof is thatched and beautifully beamed inside. It is beautiful to walk inside and to be able to see the gorge right out the back with the mist of Victoria Falls visible. If you walk to the steps, you see the Zambezi River....AMAZING VIEW !
We are going to have a great Lasagne dinner with garlic bread and salad prepared by Mariel. SO, I guess I will not be losing much weight here if this menu continues.
We are taken to our tent where we unpack and freshen up. Then to the main building to meet our new friends and have dinner. Everything is made from scratch on the base including mayonnaise, cakes and icing, rolls, BBQ sauce, taco shells and chips, biscuits salad dressings etc. due to the high cost of food. Zambia imports everything and it's only export is copper.
We are all tired from the trip so we head to bed at around 10. Tomorrow we wake up in AFRICA !
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