Tuesday 11 July 2017

Arriving in Zambia


We are here! After an exhausting journey which involved an eleven hour flight from London to Johannesberg and then a further flight from Johannesberg to Ndola, we were met at the airport and taken to the Townhouse (after a brief stop for lunch!). The journey was relatively smooth, even Tasha's emergency trip to the toilet and Mr Baidoo's massage break did not halt our progress. Kalum also accidentally spent 1000 Rand on a sunhat (97 American dollars) before realising the exchange rate and very quickly returning it! Chloe B has also enjoyed discussing photography and the ethics of keeping animals in captivity with Mike (a Beyond Ourselves worker). Hannah C and Libby have also collected everyone's breakfast orders for tomorrow morning, no mean feat considering the amount of times we changed our mind! Chloe F's card game skills were also excellent keeping us all entertained on the flight as she patiently explained (to me as I kept getting it wrong!) the rules of rummy and Poker. Will has spent a lot of time on airport floors, demonstrating a surprising ability to fall asleep on hard flooring (whilst still wearing his sun hat!). Meanwhile Hannah S, Chloe B and I are all looking forward to sleeping in our room... as the group of three we have been given the Honeymoon Suite, Hannah S remarked that she's always had a dream to sleep under a princess canopy bed, the illusion was slightly shattered as we realised it was a mosquito net!! - Olivia (Day 1)

5 comments:

  1. That's my boy, ever the resourceful young man when it comes to sleep!! ������. Enjoy your first night in Zambia and I hope you all have a fabulous day tomorrow.

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  2. Thank you for a great Day 1 post! I should have known that my daughter would be mentioned for her emergency toilet breaks lol! Wishing you all a great first night and a wonderful day tomorrow! Looking forward to the next post too :)

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  3. Hi guys sounds like you're having an amazing time so far. I'm thinking of you all whilst watching Jurassic World... probably not the best choice. Just hope I don't have nightmares later. Miss you Kalum, love Mum ��

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  4. Hey!
    Great post! hahaha
    Wishing you all a fantastic time x miss you already Liberty x
    Have an amazing experience all you you.x
    Love u Mum X

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  5. So glad to hear that you have all arrived safely, have an amazing time.
    I can't wait to read the updates, what an adventure !
    Mrs Jenner

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