Rest day. Luxurious to wake up at 5:45 AM, with it already getting light. Usually at this time of day, we have to be all packed and delivering our bags to the truck.
Casual morning at camp.
The grassy area at this camp was expansive and spacious, so we could spread out.
The 4 Spokanites walked to the Mint Lounge about 2 km away and enjoyed a very relaxing breakfast to include cappuccinos and mango-banana smoothies.
Later in the day, hunger pangs struck again, so we rode our bikes about 2 km in the other direction and ordered a couple pieces of fried chicken and sundaes here as the first course for lunch. This is East Africa’s version of KFC.
The progressive lunch continued here, another half kilometer down the road. The sign was too enticing to pass up.
We shared a steak and kidney pie; quite tasty.
Next stop was a grocery store to pick up a few snacks. This was the first freezer stocked with bags of ice that we have seen in all of Africa.
At the resort, we were informed that electricity would be turned off for eight hours per day, except for “essential” needs. “Load shedding.”
Cute chalets were available at the resort, in addition to campsites.
Many farewell pictures were taken before Tim left for the airport today. This is with Andy and Bird (Anna) from England.
This is just before Tim got into his 5 PM airport taxi. His flight is scheduled to leave tonight at 9 PM.
We went back to Sandy’s Restaurant for dinner tonight. It was quite unsettling to not have Tim with us.
We also learned that Joanne (from the oxcart injury) has a total of eight rib fractures, a small pneumothorax, a small hemothorax, and she is still admitted to a Lusaka hospital for observation. She probably won’t receive clearance to fly back to the USA for another 2 to 3 weeks. Once she is discharged from the hospital, she will be staying in a hotel here in Lusaka, while we pedal onwards. All rather disquieting.
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