Awwww, it was a sad farewell to Chipata for me yesterday - I really will miss the place and the lovely friends that I made there. Obviously, I'll miss Frances and Alan most but we'll stay in touch and when their 2 years is up, we'll have a great reunion party. Unless, that is, I decide to come back to visit them while they're still out here!
Fortunately (for me but not for blog readers) , there are no crazy travel stories as I didn't have to get the post bus after all - I was given a lift to Lusaka by Achim, a German guy, a development worker in Chipata who needed to travel to Lusaka on business.
Am being put up in Lusaka by a lovely couple from Buckinghamshire (both VSO volunteers). I'll say this for being a VSO community of volunteers, you make some great friends, very quickly. I've only met Dan & Helen once before and yet they are more than welcoming and have put themselves out no end picking me up and dropping me off. As they are so lovely, theirs is definitely the accommodation of choice for any volunteers who are travelling through Lusaka. They have 'guests' staying over at least 3 days a week!!! Last night they had Ros (from Livingstone) and me, tonight they have Rob (From Mazabuka) and me ...and probably some others later in the week!
Attended the Global Exchange meeting this morning, welcomed the returning Zambian youngsters and their British counterparts ...they were a great group!
Off to Livingstone tomorrow to stay with another VSO volunteer, Emily. Using public transport to get there so may have a more interesting blog soon...! Wanted to leave on the 9am 'Luxury' coach in the morning but other commitments mean I must travel on the 1.30pm 'standard' service - ooh-er!! Will hopefully arrive Livingstone by 8pm and, even more hopefully, be met off the bus by Emily.
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