132 km, 1013 m total ascent, 29°C. Tailwind most of the day.
Brightly visible moon on our early morning departure from camp. The shoulder quality is now greatly deteriorated, and we had to be on high alert all day for poor quality shoulders, deep potholes, and increasingly dense traffic as we approached the capital city with 1.7 million inhabitants.
Passing through a market village. I know I wouldn’t be able to sit very comfortably in the wheelbarrow for long.
Wheels and watermelons for sale in the same village.
Chickens and the charcoal to cook them with also for sale. One stop shopping.
Arrived at Eureka camp in Lusaka, Zambia‘s capital. Entering the city, we took the usual labyrinth of back roads to get to our campsite. This time, it was over 30 km once we crossed the city limits before reaching camp. We have a rest day here.
After getting into the city limits, we stopped at a Shoprite to dose ourselves with ice cream. Because electrical power is either nonexistent, (or very unreliable) in the villages and countryside, there is no ice cream available except for in the major cities.
The camp is a sanctuary for some animals, so there are a few zebra and giraffes wandering around. Also, the usual pesky vervet monkeys are present.
Went to Sandy’s Restaurant across the road from camp for a farewell dinner for Tim. Everyone on the Tour is genuinely fond of Tim.
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