We spent a night in Lusaka (a surprisingly really nice capital city - chill even) and then a bus north to catch the Tazara train from Kapiri Mposhi (north of Lusaka, Zambia) to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The train was...shall we say...an advenure! We heard a tip to purchase a whole train cabin (versus buying one seat and sharing a cabin with other strangers) and ...since this is a 48+ journey, we though having some space was a good idea. Turns out it was a very very very good investment! Our cabin had 6 bunks in it (second class) but it was just enough room for Charles and I to feel comfortable. (I cannot imagine 6 people in this space.) Check out the video below of how bouncy and shaky the train was - insane! The train stopped about 20 times for villagers to sell foods and drinks. (Corn, samosas, drinks, suspect chicken and other non-identifiable things). We had a great time though and met some cool people - a cool adventure!
49 hours later we were in the coastal city of Dar Es Salaam. Crazy insane train station, crazy insane non-moving traffic and a crazy insane taxi driver. Beer thirty. Awesome outdoor sidewalk BBQ (next to the hotel) with ammmaaaazing BBQ and indian curry. We are in the land of spice...yes!
Dear Charley & Kristi, I delayed looking at your whole African blog until I could do "justice" to it by clicking on most of the fantastic pictures to get real details, plus on my side-by-side other computer, tracing all your routes across Africa. The whole thing is fantastic!
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