Stories from Zambia

  Kapishya Hot Springs  A Guest Post By Andrew Lanfer A week ago, we decided that it would be fun if we could do a big trip that would take us on a couple of stops around Zambia. And for once, it seemed like we might have been right. After around 5 hours of driving we stopped at a small side of the road hotel called the Forest Inn and spent the night. The next day we ate a hearty breakfast and then hit the road. We spent a day near a beautiful waterfall then, regretfully, we left. Then  After a few more hours, we were there! Kapishya Hot Springs!   Though I am sure that (this sign in the second picture) it was tempting, my teenage siblings managed to restrain themselves. ( I hope). The main lodge at Kapishya hot springs was a very interesting place. Stuffed to the brim with African art, dogs, and hundreds of signs giving very interesting advice. The hot springs that the area is named after is an incredible place. The springs are naturally heated to the temperature o...

After our camping expedition we took a detour to check out the Kariba dam that makes up the boarder between Zambia and Zimbabwe. We only had to pay about 19 Kwacha ($1.25) and they let us walk across the dam to check out the views. We all got a bit of vertigo looking over the edge, partly because the wall keeping us from falling off the dam was only waist Hight. Maya and drew decided that the height was not for them, but the rest of us walked over to Zimbabwe and took a cool picture at the boarder. Overall it was a great experience. We were told afterwards by the NYT that the dam is destined to fail soon, which was disconcerting considering that we just spend time walking over it. The only reason it is still here is because of the hydro electric power in produces. I will include the article here. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/22/magazine/zambia-kariba-dam.html    

  On our second night my parents decided to camp on the side of a nearby cliff. There were some beautiful views, and some good perspective on our area. It is still amazing to me that places like this are only a few hours away from our new home.

This weekend we went camping on the beautiful lake Kariba. Our campsite was right were all of the zebras chose to come, so for both nights they were grazing all around our tents. Also we were close enough to the water to see all of the comings and goings of the locals in their wooden canoes. I added a lot of images on this post, so I suggest you click the post to see the rest of them.   We got some great sunset pictures on our first day where you can really see the bay that we stayed in.  The camp that we stayed at also had a floating pool that is made with a cage underneath to keep out the crocodiles and hippos. It was still a bit disconcerting to be that close to crocodiles. But it was fun to get a chance to swim out in the lake.