{"id":5201,"date":"2019-07-30T09:48:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T07:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?p=5201"},"modified":"2019-07-30T09:48:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T07:48:44","slug":"zambie-botswana-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/zambie-botswana-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambie &#038; Botswana 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>La Zambie \/ <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">S<em>ambia<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5483\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5483\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5483\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Zambie-1.png?resize=584%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Zambie-1.png?w=1020&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Zambie-1.png?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Zambie-1.png?resize=768%2C646&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Zambie-1.png?resize=357%2C300&amp;ssl=1 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Le pays<br \/><\/b>Initialement peupl\u00e9 par les <b>Bochimans<\/b>, peuple de chasseurs-cueilleurs, le territoire zambien est investi par les <b>Bantous<\/b> au IV\u00e8me si\u00e8cle de notre \u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>Majoritairement recouvert par la savane, le pays abrite encore une riche biodiversit\u00e9, avec une faune et une flore typiques de paysages et milieux vari\u00e9s, tout en \u00e9tant le th\u00e9\u00e2tre d&#8217;une urbanisation croissante, ainsi que d&#8217;un d\u00e9veloppement d&#8217;une augmentation des surfaces cultiv\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>Les fronti\u00e8res coloniales ont pour r\u00e9sultat une grande diversit\u00e9 de groupes culturels, qui sont partiellement reconnus par l&#8217;\u00c9tat par le biais de l&#8217;officialisation de rois et de chefs locaux.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>H\u00e9ritage colonial, l&#8217;anglais est la langue officielle et doit aussi favoriser l&#8217;unit\u00e9 de la nation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Grand comme 18 fois la Suisse,<\/b> la <b>Zambie <\/b>jouit d\u2019un <b>climat tropical<\/b>, quoique plus temp\u00e9r\u00e9 en altitude. Il y a deux saisons principales, la saison des pluies qui commence en novembre et se termine en avril, correspondant \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9t\u00e9, et la saison s\u00e8che de mai \u00e0 octobre correspondant \u00e0 l&#8217;hiver.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Le fleuve principal est le <b>Zamb\u00e8ze<\/b>, qui trouve sa source dans le nord-est du pays, dont le barrage de <b>Kariba <\/b>fournit le pays en hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Parmi les ressources naturelles se trouvent le cuivre, le cobalt, le zinc, le plomb, le charbon, les \u00e9meraudes, l&#8217;or, l&#8217;argent et l&#8217;uranium. L&#8217;\u00e9conomie du pays reste n\u00e9anmoins essentiellement agricole.<\/p>\n<p>La Zambie compte <b>17 millions d\u2019habitants <\/b>dont les <b>2\/3 <\/b>vivent sous le seuil de pauvret\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>La moyenne d\u2019\u00e2ge y est de <b>17 <\/b>ans et l\u2019esp\u00e9rance de vie de <b>51 ans<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui encore, <b>1,6 millions <\/b>de zambiens par ann\u00e9e succombent au <b>sida.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sambia<\/strong> is <strong>16 times bigger than Switzerland<\/strong> with a very young population of <strong>17 million\u00a0<\/strong>people. The average age is 17 and the life expectation is 51. Although Sambia has one of the fastest growing economies of Africa and the nations PIB has doubled since independence in 1964, <strong>2\/3rds live under the limit of poverty<\/strong> mainly due to high birth rates and AIDS (1.6 million Zambians die of AIDS each year!).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The <strong>climate is tropical<\/strong> with two main seasons: summer from November to April is also the rainy\/hot season and winter from May to October is the dry\/cooler season. The country is predominantly covered by savannah.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We are here in July and really enjoy the moderately warm and dry weather (day: 24 to 30C, night: 5 to 13C). The cold nights reduce the mosquitos and with this the malaria risk goes down significantly.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">British colony from end of 18 hundred (Northern Rhodesia), Sambia became independent in 1964. English is still the official language to help communication between 80 different local languages. Sambia is recognized for its political stability and peace orientation. However despite efforts made corruption remains a serious issue.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The countries economy is mainly made of mining (mainly copper) and agriculture.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Zambezi is the biggest river of the country famous for the biggest tourist attraction of the country, the Victoria falls.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samedi 29 juin<\/strong><br \/>On se pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re <strong>Namibie &#8211; Zambie<\/strong> au poste de <strong>Sesheke<\/strong> peu avant midi.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00f4t\u00e9 <strong>namibien<\/strong> \u00e7a va tr\u00e8s vite, \u00e0 peine un quart d\u2019heure.<br \/>C\u00f4t\u00e9 <strong>zambien<\/strong>, va falloir apprendre comment les pays en voie de d\u00e9veloppement aiment l\u2019administration.<\/p>\n<p>On commence par \u00eatre harcel\u00e9s par une nu\u00e9e de Zambiens qui ont des liasses de <strong>Kwachas<\/strong> (monnaie zambienne) dans les mains et qui veulent absolument nous faire du change au meilleur taux.<br \/>Nous d\u00e9clinons toutes les offres mais ils nous suivent comme des mouches jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019entr\u00e9e du b\u00e2timent douanier et ils restent plant\u00e9s l\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>Maintenant commence la valse des guichets avec les files d\u2019attente.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1er guichet<\/strong> pour le contr\u00f4le des yeux qui d\u00e9montre que nous ne somme pas atteints de ????.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\u00e8me guichet<\/strong> pour l\u2019assurance RC qui co\u00fbte 750 Kwachas ( entre 60 et 100 CHF selon le change).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3\u00e8me guichet<\/strong> pour l\u2019Immigration et l\u2019obtention d\u2019un Visa pour 90 jours qui va nous co\u00fbter 50 $US par personne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4\u00e8me guichet<\/strong> pour la taxe CO ( 275 Kwachas &#8211; 35 CHF ) et tamponner le Carnet De Passage.<br \/>L\u00e0 se pr\u00e9sente le probl\u00e8me qu\u2019ils acceptent seulement de des Kwachas en liquide comme payement.<\/p>\n<p>Nous somme donc oblig\u00e9s de faire du change avec la meute qui attend \u00e0 l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur.<br \/>Ils nous convainquent qu\u2019ils nous font presque un cadeau en nous offrant 800 Kwachas pour 100 $US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5\u00e8me guichet<\/strong> pour le payement de la taxe routi\u00e8re de 20 $US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6\u00e8me guichet<\/strong> pour le payement de la taxe de District de 30 Kwachas ( 2,40 CHF)<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est donc presque 3 heures plus tard que nous pouvons passer la fronti\u00e8re en nous faufilant \u00e0 travers 2 files de camions qui bloquent partiellement le passage et nous obligent \u00e0 monter sur le talus pour atteindre enfin la route qui nous m\u00e8ne \u00e0 <strong>Sesheke<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">To us, after well organized, clean and little populated Namibia, Sambia appears to us like the <strong>more traditional Africa<\/strong>: Smiling faces, lots of kids in the streets, no white people, slightly chaotic towns, big administrative procedures, hardly any cars on the road and straw hut villages all along the country roads.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We dive right into this atmosphere at the <strong>border post:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">15min and we are done with the <strong>Namibian side<\/strong>. One the <strong>Sambia side<\/strong> things are less straight forward. To start with we are welcome by a crowd of money changers and each of them ensures us to have the best rates. &#x1f609;<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We ignore them politely and enter the customs building.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">After desk 1: eye health check (not quite sure what fore&#8230;), desk 2: visa and passport control, desk 3: road tax, desk insists that we have to pay the carbon tax in local currency \u201cKwachas\u201d (all the others are ok with US$ !). So we have to go back and change money with one of the guys that offers a supposedly good rate: 800k for 100US$ instead of 1300k which is the official exchange rate &#x1f621; we have no choice!<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We go back and continue for 3 more desks to stand in line, to fill in papers and to pay for road and district tax. &#x1f610;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3 hours and 255 US$ later, we slalom through long, chaotic lines of lorries that wait on both sides of the border post to finally arrive a bit exhausted in <strong>Sesheke<\/strong> the first town in Sambia.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5361\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5361\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_8901-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C326&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_8901-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_8901-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_8901-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_8901-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_8901-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C279&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_8901-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous arrivons donc \u00e0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>Sesheke,<\/b> ville de 43\u2019500 habitants, en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi et d\u00e9couvrons ainsi l\u2019ambiance de notre premi\u00e8re ville Zambienne.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>We do a tour through the town of <\/i><\/span><strong style=\"color: #0000ff; font-style: italic;\">43\u2019500 inhabitants.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>\u00a0There are only one\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"caret-color: #0000ff;\"><i>story<\/i><\/span><i>\u00a0houses and only the main road is tarred. Michel gets a chip for phone and Internet with lengthily assistance for installation and activation.<\/i><\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"color: #0000ff; font-style: italic;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>I buy tomatoes, onions and lemons from the friendly ladies at the market<\/i><\/span> &#x1f600;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5359\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5359\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040616-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040616-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040616-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040616-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C406&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040616-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C541&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040616-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C264&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040616-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5360\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5360\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040615-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040615-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040615-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040615-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040615-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040615-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040615-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5358\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5358\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040617-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040617-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040617-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040617-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040617-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040617-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040617-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>En p\u00e9riph\u00e9rie de la ville <b>Harry,<\/b> m\u00e9decin hollandais mari\u00e9 \u00e0 <b>Brenda<\/b> qui est zambienne, a joliment am\u00e9nag\u00e9 un territoire en bord de rivi\u00e8re pour en faire la <b>Brenda\u2019s Best Baobab Lodge<\/b>, qui accueille aussi les voyageurs en camping-car comme nous.<\/p>\n<p>Nous passons l\u00e0, de mani\u00e8re fort sympathique et agr\u00e9able, notre premi\u00e8re nuit zambienne.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We camp for the night at <strong>Brenda\u2019s Best Baobab Lodge<\/strong> right at the Zambezi. The place is owned by Brenda and her Dutch husband <strong>Harry<\/strong> who has worked in Sambia as a doctor and medical advisor for the government before retiring here. He ensures us that he is the only white person in the whole town and also that traveling in Sambia is not dangerous since the people here are very friendly and peaceful.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We continue to chat with him in the morning and learn a lot about life in Sambia. He also mentioned that his nickname in town is Mr. 100% since for example he insists that all lamps and water taps in the lodge function. Apparently nobody here really understands why this is important or even useful &#8230;<\/span> <\/em>&#x1f974;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5364\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5364\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5364\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0879-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0879-copie.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0879-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0879-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0879-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0879-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0879-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5365\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5365\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0876-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0876-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0876-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0876-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0876-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0876-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0876-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Dimanche 30 juin<br \/><\/b>Nous commen\u00e7ons aujourd\u2019hui notre petit circuit qui va faire une boucle par <b>Mungo,<\/b> le Parc national <b>Liuwa Plains<\/b>, le parc national <b>Kafue <\/b>et rejoindre <b>Livingstone<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>En route vers <b>Mungo<\/b>, nous nous arr\u00eatons \u00e0 mi-chemin pour voir les chutes <b>Ngonye<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>On garde ce spectacle pour demain et en attendant, nous nous installons au bord du fleuve <b>Zamb\u00e8ze <\/b>au <b>Ngonye River Camp<\/b> avec ses plages de sable blanc.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mentally prepared by Harry &#x1f609; we start our roughly 2 weeks <strong>loop through the western part of Sambia<\/strong>. First north to the <strong>Ngonye waterfalls<\/strong>, the remote town of <strong>Mungo<\/strong> and the <strong>Liuwa Plains NP<\/strong>. Then West to the <strong>Kafue NP<\/strong> and <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">then ba<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ck south to <strong>Livingstone<\/strong>, where the Zambezi roars through the Victoria falls.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We drive north along the Zambezi to the <strong>Ngonye river camp<\/strong> and enjoy the beautiful white beaches<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>at sunset.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5356\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5356\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040621-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040621-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040621-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040621-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040621-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040621-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040621-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Lundi 1er juillet<br \/><\/b>A peine sonn\u00e9 huit heures, nous nous rendons sur le point de vue des <b>chutes Ngonye <\/b>afin de profiter de la lumi\u00e8re matinale.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e8s l\u2019entr\u00e9e dans le parc, nous sommes accueillis par un groupe d\u2019<b>impalas <\/b>et un peu plus loin par quelques <b>z\u00e8bres<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Early next morning we visit the falls. On the way we pass <strong>impalas<\/strong>, <strong>zebras, <\/strong>and two <strong>villages<\/strong>.<br \/><\/span><\/em><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5353\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040627-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040627-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040627-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040627-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C467&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040627-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C622&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040627-copie.jpg?resize=494%2C300&amp;ssl=1 494w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040627-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5352\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5352\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040633-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040633-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040633-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040633-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040633-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040633-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040633-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous rencontrons aussi quelques villages qui nous laissent imaginer la mani\u00e8re dont vivent les indig\u00e8nes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5354\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5354\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040626-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040626-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040626-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040626-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040626-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C534&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040626-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C261&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040626-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arriv\u00e9s aux chutes, le spectacle est imposant et il est int\u00e9ressant de savoir que celles-ci existent seulement en situation de s\u00e9cheresse, lorsque le niveau de l\u2019eau est bas.<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s la saison des pluies, pour autant qu\u2019il pleuve, le niveau du fleuve monte consid\u00e9rablement et l\u2019endroit se transforme en rapides et la chute dispara\u00eet.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The view and the noise of the falls are very impressive!<br \/>It is interesting to know that the falls are more spectacular at lower water level. During the rainy season the water rises almost up to the cliff and turns the falls into less spectacular rapids.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5349\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5349\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040642-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040642-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040642-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040642-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040642-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040642-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040642-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous y retournons encore une fois en milieu d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi pour les voir sous une autre lumi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Late afternoon we come back to see the falls with the sun at the other side.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5374\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5374\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5374\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?w=1984&amp;ssl=1 1984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C106&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C271&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C361&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C176&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0892-copie.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mardi 2 juillet<br \/><\/b>C\u2019est la saison des tomates !<br \/>Au bord des routes, dans les march\u00e9s et supermarch\u00e9s, c\u2019est rouge de tomates.<\/p>\n<p>Un arr\u00eat s\u2019impose pour acqu\u00e9rir la quantit\u00e9 quotidienne.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We continue our road direction north.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It is<strong> tomato season<\/strong> ! &#x1f600;<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Almost every day we buy 3 to 5 tomatoes for 5 Kwatcha = 30 \u20ac cents.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A good compensation for the fact that we don\u2019t have our own garden tomatoes this summer<\/span> <\/em>&#x1f600;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5370\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5370\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040660-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040660-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040660-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040660-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040660-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040660-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040660-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tous les villages que nous rencontrons le long de la route proposent \u00a0des bottes de charbon de bois.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Big bags of <strong>charcoal<\/strong> are for sale along the road.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5369\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5369\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040662-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040662-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040662-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040662-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040662-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040662-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040662-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contrairement au nord de la <b>Namibie<\/b> o\u00f9 les locaux ne font pas l\u2019effort de cultiver quelque chose alors qu\u2019ils disposent de suffisamment d\u2019eau, les <b>zambiens<\/b> eux plantent du manioc devant leurs villages qui sont souvent ombrag\u00e9s par de gigantesques manguiers et aussi par de papayers et quelques bananiers qui ont eux plus de peine \u00e0 s\u2019\u00e9panouir.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Manioc plantations, big mango trees and occasional banana and papaya trees surround the villages.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5371\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5371\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040659-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C296&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040659-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040659-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040659-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C389&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040659-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C519&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040659-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C253&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040659-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 <b>Mungo<\/b> nous passons par le march\u00e9 haut en couleurs pour faire quelques emplettes \u2026.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We do some last chopping at the local market and supermarket in <strong>Mungo<\/strong> knowing that his will be the last opportunity for a good week.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5368\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5368\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040664-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040664-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040664-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040664-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040664-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040664-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040664-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026..et terminons pour aujourd\u2019hui dans la petite ville de <b>Kalabo<\/b>, qui marque l\u2019entr\u00e9e sud du parc national \u00ab\u00a0<b>Liuwa Plains<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We then turn west to the very remote <strong>Liuwa Plains National Park<\/strong> and spend the night in <strong>Kalabo<\/strong> at the entrance of the park.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Mercredi 3 juillet<br \/><\/b><b>Liuwa Plains<\/b>, immense plaine de 70 x 30 kilom\u00e8tres a la particularit\u00e9 de se couvrir d\u2019eau \u00e0 la saison des pluies entre les mois de janvier \u00e0 mai.<\/p>\n<p>Cette p\u00e9riode marque aussi la deuxi\u00e8me plus grande <b>migration de gnus<\/b> apr\u00e8s le parc de <b>Serengheti <\/b>en Tanzanie avec pas moins de 43\u2019000 t\u00eates qui viennent du nord pour se nourrir et procr\u00e9er.<\/p>\n<p>Pour acc\u00e9der au parc, il faut commencer par traverser la rivi\u00e8re <b>Luangiga <\/b>au moyen d\u2019un ponton flottant \u00e0 propulsion humaine.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Liuwa Plains<\/strong>\u00a0are a vast area of 70&#215;30 km in the west of Sambia that covers with water during each rainy season from roughly January to May. When it slowly dries-up it turns into a rich, enormous grazing field. This phenomenon leads to the <strong>second largest animal migration<\/strong> after the Serengeti. Over <strong>40\u2019000 wildebeests<\/strong> migrate to the south to feed and to calf and return to the north for the rest of the year. Unfortunately we are not in time to see the migration and in addition the planes are very dry this year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We had still decided to give it a try to feel the atmosphere of this vaste plain and to see what animals we can find. So we get on the <strong>manually operated ferry<\/strong> across the Luangiga river. Not without confirming with the ferryman that our Azala\u00ef is not too heavy.<\/span> <\/em>&#x1f630;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5400\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5400\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040671-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040671-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040671-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040671-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040671-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C539&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040671-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C263&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040671-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quelques passag\u00e8res allant travailler aux champs nous accompagnent.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A bunch of locals hops onto the ferry and enjoys the ride with us. We probably pay the ferry for everybody but that\u2019s ok.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5403\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5403\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040673-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040673-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040673-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040673-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040673-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040673-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040673-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Les muscles des 2 passeurs n&#8217;ont pas failli !<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5388\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5388\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5388\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040678-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040678-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040678-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040678-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040678-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C462&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040678-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C225&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040678-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est ensuite un vrai terrain pour v\u00e9hicules 4&#215;4 que l\u2019on affronte avec une piste de sable profond sur plusieurs kilom\u00e8tres.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Luckily the travel guidebook had warned us of the very soft deep sand on the other side of the river and we continue with reduced tyre pressure and in 4&#215;4 gear, a little wobbly but without problems.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5392\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5392\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?w=2604&amp;ssl=1 2604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C336&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C448&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C219&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Liuwa-piste-sable-copie.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notre Azala\u00ef s\u2019affranchit sans probl\u00e8me de cette difficult\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Cet obstacle pass\u00e9, nous nous retrouvons dans la plaine proprement dite et notre horizon se transforme en un lac d\u2019herbes dor\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We do see little animals during the day but the atmosphere when the wind runs through the high endless grass is still magical.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5394\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5394\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040710-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040710-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040710-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040710-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040710-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040710-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040710-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Au fil de la journ\u00e9e, nous rencontrons assez peu d\u2019animaux, d\u00fb \u00e0 nouveau \u00e0 cette s\u00e9cheresse qui s\u00e9vit dans toute cette partie d\u2019Afrique et ass\u00e8che les points d\u2019eau.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Nous avons toutefois la chance d\u2019apercevoir quelques <b>grues dor\u00e9es,<\/b> <b>gnus bleut\u00e9s<\/b> et <b>antilopes Oribis.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We see some beautiful <strong>golden crested cranes<\/strong>, a few <strong>blue wildebeests<\/strong> and some cute small <strong>Oribis antelopes<\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5387\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5387\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040681-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040681-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040681-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040681-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C398&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040681-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C531&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040681-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C259&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040681-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5386\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5386\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040682-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C275&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040682-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040682-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040682-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C361&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040682-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C482&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040682-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C235&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040682-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5391\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5391\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5391\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040702-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040702-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040702-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040702-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040702-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040702-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C278&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040702-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5384\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5384\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040693-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040693-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040693-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040693-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040693-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040693-copie.jpg?resize=485%2C300&amp;ssl=1 485w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040693-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous rejoignons le camp <b>Katoyana <\/b>en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi pour y passer la nuit et sommes impressionn\u00e9e d\u2019y trouver non seulement des places tr\u00e8s bien am\u00e9nag\u00e9es mais surtout des sanitaires avec douches chaudes solaires.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>In the middle of the park on a forest covered island we find our <strong>campsite<\/strong> <strong>Katoyana<\/strong> that is beautifully and ecologically integrated into the natural surrounding.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5404\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5404\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0897-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0897-copie.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0897-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0897-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0897-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0897-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0897-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Un forage avec pompe immerg\u00e9e assure l\u2019alimentation en eau et pour actionner celle-ci, de bonnes jambes sont n\u00e9cessaires.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Water<\/strong> is pumped from a deep well with a <strong>foot operated pump<\/strong> and then <strong>solar heated<\/strong> for a hot shower. Awesome !<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5405\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5405\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0896-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0896-copie.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0896-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0896-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0896-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0896-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0896-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Au milieu de la nuit, nous sommes r\u00e9veill\u00e9s par des jappements d\u2019un groupe de hy\u00e8nes que se baladent autour de l\u2019Azala\u00ef.<br \/>C\u2019est pas le moment de sortir pour aller admirer les \u00e9toiles !!!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>During the night we hear a pack of <strong>hyenas<\/strong>. We would love to see them but heard that they can attack humans especially during the night. Ok we don\u2019t go and look.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Jeudi 4 juillet<br \/><\/b>Au nord du parc se trouve un emplacement officiel du nom de <b>Sikale<\/b> que l\u2019on peut utiliser pour passer la nuit.<br \/>Pas d\u2019eau ni de sanitaires.<br \/>Garantie d\u2019\u00eatre seuls au monde, au milieu de cette immense plaine.<\/p>\n<p>Quelques dizaines de <b>gnus<\/b> paissant tranquillement dans la prairie comme toile de fond.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The second night we sleep at the northern end of the park at a designated area that is basically the ground under a big tree. Perfect for us. We have everything we need with us and love being out in the bush.<\/span><\/em> &#x1f600;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The view from our camp:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5389\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5389\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5389\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040707-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040707-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040707-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040707-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040707-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040707-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040707-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Vendredi 5 juillet<br \/><\/b>Aujourd\u2019hui, il s\u2019agit de rallier la petite ville de <b>Lukulu <\/b>qui se trouve de l\u2019autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 du <b>Zamb\u00e8ze<\/b>, \u00e0 un peu plus de 80 kilom\u00e8tres de pistes difficiles.<\/p>\n<p>Le GPS ne nous est d\u2019aucune utilit\u00e9 car il ne trouve rien \u00e0 se mettre sous la dent dans cette r\u00e9gion du parc.<\/p>\n<p>Nous allons donc naviguer \u00e0 l\u2019estime et surtout demander aux habitants des villages que l\u2019on croise si l\u2019on est sur le bon chemin.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>Today we will leave the parc via the northern route. The track looks like it s mainly used by ox carts or pedestrians. The first locals we meet ensured us that we are on the right way to Lukulu and that we should get there today. We are reassured!<br \/>\u00a0(we estimated the distance to roughly 80km, no visible track on our GPS\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"caret-color: #0000ff;\"><i>though<\/i><\/span><i>).\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The road itself is actually not so bad but the woodlands we travers slows us down big time. The trees left and right the track are not cut for the width of our Azala\u00ef and we have to slalom very slowly to keep the scratches along the vehicle sides to a minimum. &#x1f62c; If a tree is too low over the road we go off road and improvise wildly! S<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #0000ff;\"><i>ometimes Michel can lift them up and we just squeeze through.<\/i><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5407\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5407\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040717-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040717-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040717-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040717-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040717-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C626&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040717-copie.jpg?resize=491%2C300&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040717-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A peine arr\u00eat\u00e9s pour une petite pause, en pensant \u00eatre \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cart d\u2019un village, que toute une famille surgit de nulle part.<\/p>\n<p>Tout le monde \u00e0 droit \u00e0 sa barre c\u00e9r\u00e9ale avant de faire la photo.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">There are many very <strong>basic little villages<\/strong> along the track and every time we take a break <strong>whole families come and great us<\/strong>. The children look at us as if they have never seen white people. This is probably the case but nobody speaks English. &#x1f61f;\u00a0So we hand out some cereal bars, take a photo and continue.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5398\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5398\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040712-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C345&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040712-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040712-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040712-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C454&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040712-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C606&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040712-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C296&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040712-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ce peuple zambien, d\u2019origine <b>Bantoue<\/b>, se divise en deux groupes de 7 tribus.<\/p>\n<p>Le premier groupe, sous <b>r\u00e9gime matriarcal<\/b> construit des huttes carr\u00e9es ou rectangulaire et s\u2019occupe plut\u00f4t d\u2019agriculture alors que le second groupe, sous <b>r\u00e9gime patriarcal<\/b> construit des huttes rondes et pratique l\u2019\u00e9levage.<\/p>\n<p>Nous n\u2019allons croiser aucune voiture durant tout ce parcours mais quelques chars \u00e0 boeufs qui sont le moyen de transport le plus courant dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">One of the very few <strong>ox carts<\/strong> we meet. (Not a single car in sight the whole day!).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5408\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5408\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5408\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040734-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040734-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040734-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040734-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C491&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040734-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C655&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040734-copie.jpg?resize=469%2C300&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040734-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous arrivons en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi sur la rive ouest du <b>Zamb\u00e8ze<\/b> qu\u2019il s\u2019agit maintenant de traverser.<\/p>\n<p>Renseignement pris aupr\u00e8s des locaux, il suffit de descendre sur la plage \u00e0 un point pr\u00e9cis qui varie en fonction du niveau du fleuve et de klaxonner afin que les gens de l\u2019autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 sachent que quelqu\u2019un aimerait traverser.<\/p>\n<p>Nous suivons ce conseil \u00e0 la lettre et voyons des gens sur la rive oppos\u00e9e soudain s\u2019animer et se rendre vers un ponton flottant dont ils vont d\u00e9marrer les deux moteurs et entamer la travers\u00e9e du fleuve pour venir nous r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer.<\/p>\n<p>Tout cela fonctionne \u00e0 merveille et de mani\u00e8re toute naturelle.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Late in afternoon we are at the <strong>Zambezi<\/strong>\u00a0at <strong>Lukulu<\/strong> (just as the locals told us &#x1f609;).<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The \u201c<strong>ferry landing<\/strong>\u201d that the people indicate to us is a simple spot at the beach where we turn on the headlights to call the ferry over.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Magically it works! A bit later the ferry crosses over and lands in front of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>It is a little bigger than the one we took further south and it has two motors. It still looks very improvised to me!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5414\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5414\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040739-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040739-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040739-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040739-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040739-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040739-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040739-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arriv\u00e9s sur l\u2019autre rive, il faut encore grimper la pente abrupte avant d\u2019arriver \u00e0 <b>Lukulu<\/b> et de trouver un endroit pour passer la nuit.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The river bank on the other side is very steep but once again no issue for our Azala\u00ef!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5412\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5412\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040745-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040745-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040745-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040745-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040745-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040745-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040745-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5381\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5381\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5381\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040746-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040746-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040746-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040746-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040746-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040746-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040746-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pour cela, nous nous rendons \u00e0 la <b>Mission Sainte Marie<\/b> afin de demander l\u2019hospitalit\u00e9 qui nous sera chaleureusement accord\u00e9e par le r\u00e9v\u00e9rend <b>Kennedy.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Il va m\u00eame nous donner la cl\u00e9 de l\u2019une des chambres d\u2019h\u00f4tes afin que nous puissions profiter de la salle de bain.<\/p>\n<p>Nous surplombons le fleuve et terminons la journ\u00e9e par un magnifique coucher de soleil.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">There is no camping facility in <strong>Lukulu<\/strong> but the <strong>mission Saint Marie<\/strong> apparently accepts camper.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The reverend Kennedy indeed welcomes us warmly and even allows us to use a bathroom in the little guest house that belongs to the mission.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Everything here makes us feel like in the 19th century! What a great day!<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Completed by a splendid sunset that we watch from the missions garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5393\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5393\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0900-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0900-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0900-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0900-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0900-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0900-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0900-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Samedi 6 juillet<br \/><\/b>Dans les march\u00e9s, les poissons s\u00e9ch\u00e9s sont \u00e0 l&#8217;honneur.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dried fish<\/strong>, tomatoes, peanuts and Manioc predominate at Lukulus market.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We don\u2019t really dare to by some of the fish, but apparently it is a staple food here.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5409\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5409\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040751-copie-1.jpg?resize=584%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040751-copie-1.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040751-copie-1.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040751-copie-1.jpg?resize=768%2C450&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040751-copie-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040751-copie-1.jpg?resize=500%2C293&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040751-copie-1.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On se met en route pour <strong>Kafue,<\/strong> avec quelques arr\u00eats pour acheter des tomates et des bananes sur les stands dispos\u00e9s tout au long du parcours \u00e0 chaque emplacement de village.<\/p>\n<p>Le grand r\u00e9gime de banane que vous voyez sur la photo se vend 30 Kwachas,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>c\u2019est \u00e0 dire 2.40 CHF<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From here we head east to the <strong>Kafue National Park.<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>On the way we buy <strong>bananas<\/strong>, <strong>peanuts<\/strong> and yes <strong>tomatoes<\/strong>!<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The big bunch of bananas on the photo costs 30 kwachas = 2.40 CHF<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5410\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5410\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040752-copie-1.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040752-copie-1.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040752-copie-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040752-copie-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040752-copie-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040752-copie-1.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040752-copie-1.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s avoir parcouru 250 kilom\u00e8tres de piste et de route dite goudronn\u00e9e, avec plus de trous que de goudron permettant une moyenne d\u2019\u00e0 peine 50 km\/h, le soleil se couche lorsque nous atteignons enfin l\u2019entr\u00e9e du <b>Parc National Kafue<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Nous nous rendons au <b>Roy\u2019s Camp <\/b>tout proche pour y passer les 2 prochaines nuits.<\/p>\n<p>A la nuit tombante, un groupe d\u2019une dizaine d\u2019hippopotames s\u2019\u00e9battent dans le fleuve juste devant notre nez.<\/p>\n<p>Juste avant de nous mettre sous la couette, un bruit de pas lourds nous intrigue.<br \/>Nous saisissons la torche \u00e9lectrique et apercevons une femelle \u00e9l\u00e9phant et son rejeton passer \u00e0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>3 m\u00e8tres derri\u00e8re l\u2019Azala\u00ef pour aller cueillir les fruits d\u2019un arbre tout proche.<\/p>\n<p><i style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The road to Kafue is first gravel with some holes and then tarred with more holes than tar. The latter is by far the worst we have seen so far and\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #0000ff;\"><i>often<\/i><\/span><\/span><i style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0it is faster to drive next to the road!.<\/i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"color: #0000ff; font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The 250 km take us 5 hours of concentrated driving. We finally get to the Kafue park entry at sunset and enter Roy\u2019s camp at nightfall.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We camp right at the river Kafue with view onto a group of 10 hippos,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>&#x1f600;<br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">and a little later a big elephant feeds noisily on a tree right behind us.<\/span><\/em> &#x1f600;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><b>Dimanche 7 juillet<br \/><\/b>Journ\u00e9e d\u00e9tente au <b>Roy\u2019s Camp<\/b>, assis au bord de la rivi\u00e8re\u00a0<b>Kafue<\/b> \u00e0 lire et regarder les hippos apr\u00e8s une petite s\u00e9ance de nettoyage de l\u2019Azala\u00ef qui en avait bien besoin apr\u00e8s ces kilom\u00e8tres de pistes sablonneuses, cahoteuses et poussi\u00e9reuses.<\/p>\n<p>Soir\u00e9e R\u00f6sti au feu de bois.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Wood fire R\u00f6sti for dinner<\/em> <\/span>&#x1f929;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5417\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5417\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5417\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040760-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040760-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040760-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040760-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040760-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040760-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040760-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baignade interdite car les pr\u00e9dateurs sont \u00e0 l\u2019aff\u00fbt.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>No swimming allowed as there are hippos and <strong>crocodiles<\/strong>!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5418\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5418\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5418\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040763-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040763-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040763-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040763-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040763-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040763-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040763-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Lundi 8 au mercredi 10 juillet<br \/><\/b>Nous allons passer ces 3 jours \u00e0 <b>Kaingu Rapid Campsite, <\/b>en bordure du <b>Parc National Kafue<\/b> car <b>Sylke<\/b> doit finaliser l\u2019un de ses projets de volontariat qu\u2019elle g\u00e8re dans le cadre d\u2019une aide \u00e0 une entreprise de moulins de farine situ\u00e9e au Kenya.<br \/>Afin d\u2019assurer une bonne qualit\u00e9 de conf\u00e9rence t\u00e9l\u00e9phonique,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>une bonne connection internet est n\u00e9cessaire, ce que nous trouvons ici.<\/p>\n<p>Nous profitons aussi de ce s\u00e9jour pour faire une sortie en <strong>cano\u00eb<\/strong> d\u2019une demi journ\u00e9e sur la rivi\u00e8re\u00a0<b>Kafue.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nos guides <b>Isra\u00ebl et Daniel <\/b>pr\u00e9parent les embarcations et nous informent sur les comportements \u00e0 adopter en cas d\u2019attaque d\u2019hippopotames ou de crocodiles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>We spent the next three days a little further south still at the Kafue river that builds the eastern <strong>border of the Kafue NP<\/strong>. It is a lovely place and they have a good internet connection.<\/i><\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"color: #0000ff; font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>The latter is important. I have a conference call for a volunteering project\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"caret-color: #0000ff;\"><i>coming up and<\/i><\/span><i>\u00a0there is nothing more frustrating than continuously being cut off or to only understand every 3rd word!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We enjoy the time at the beautiful lodge and also do a <strong>half day canoe trip<\/strong> down the totally untouched river. We are far away from civilization and the hippos here are not used to canoes, so we have to go with a guide we are told. Ok we thing, it will be interesting for all sorts off information the guide can give us but they probably overdo the safety aspect&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We finally leave with two(!) <strong>guides, Israel and Daniel<\/strong>, that give us a <strong>detailed<\/strong> <strong>safety introduction for hippos and crocodiles<\/strong> just before we start.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5421\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5421\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5421\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040770-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040770-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040770-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040770-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040770-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040770-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040770-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tr\u00e8s vite, nous sommes confront\u00e9s au danger des <b>hippos<\/b> qui n\u2019aiment pas du tout \u00eatre d\u00e9rang\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>En voil\u00e0 un sur la rive qui s\u2019est tr\u00e8s vite mis l\u2019eau d\u00e8s qu\u2019il nous a aper\u00e7us et nous \u00e0 charg\u00e9s jusqu\u2019\u00e0 n\u2019\u00eatre qu\u2019\u00e0 quelques m\u00e8tres de nous.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Once started we indeed realize very quickly that the hippos are quite alert. Israel anticipates every bent of the river to not catch any of them by surprise. <br \/><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>But soon <strong>one hippo<\/strong> on the far riverside\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"caret-color: #0000ff;\"><i>storms<\/i><\/span><i>\u00a0into the water swims to us very (!) quickly and <strong>charges us with his big mouth wide open<\/strong>.<\/i><\/span> &#x1f62c;<br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Not very elegantly Michel and I row super fast to the shore where the hippo does not follow us.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Uf! good thing we listened to Israel\u2019s explanation at the beginning who told us to always avoid a hippo direction shore, never go into deeper water!<br \/><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">No need to say that there are no photos of this incident and that we looked at the next hippos with much more comprehension!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5422\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5422\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040780-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040780-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040780-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040780-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040780-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040780-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040780-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pas de photo de cet instant car nous \u00e9tions occup\u00e9s \u00e0 souquer ferme en direction de la rive pour nous mettre en s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Encore un passage d\u00e9licat ici avec ces <strong>5 hippos<\/strong> qui nous barrent le passage.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here a picture of a more organized <strong>hippo-passage<\/strong>. (See the 5 heads in the water?).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>We squeeze our canoes along the beach at a maximum distance!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5423\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040783-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040783-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040783-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040783-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040783-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040783-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040783-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cette fois, tout se passera bien car nous allons fr\u00f4ler la rive oppos\u00e9e pour les contourner.<\/p>\n<p>Il faut le dire, nous avons rarement v\u00e9cu une sortie en cano\u00eb avec autant d&#8217;\u00e9motions.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jeudi 11 juillet<br \/><\/b>Nous p\u00e9n\u00e9trons aujourd\u2019hui dans le parc et nous rendons jusqu\u2019\u00e0 <b>Hippo Bay Campsite<\/b>, au bord du lac de barrage <b>Itezhi-Tezhi.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Quelques huttes de roseaux nous accueillent mais pas \u00e2me qui vive,<\/p>\n<p>Les sanitaires n\u2019ont pas d\u2019eau et visiblement le camping n\u2019est pas ouvert.<\/p>\n<p>Nous nous rendons \u00e0 la lodge toute proche afin d\u2019avoir quelques pr\u00e9cisions et tout de suite ils nous disent que tout va \u00eatre en service dans l\u2019heure qui suit.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We continue to explore the park further south with a stop at <strong>Hippo-Bay camp<\/strong> at the <strong>Itezhi-Tezhi dam<\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A lovely African style campsite welcomes us:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5430\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5430\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5430\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040796-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040796-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040796-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040796-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040796-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040796-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C262&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040796-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous profitons de l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi pour nous approcher de la rive du lac et admirer le troupeau d\u2019antilopes qui se gave d\u2019herbe fraiche<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We decide not to go on game drive but to spend the afternoon with view over the lake. We are told that all animals are close to the lake anyway since the bush is very dry here as well.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5431\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5431\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5431\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040795-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040795-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040795-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040795-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040795-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C555&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040795-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C271&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040795-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>De retour au camp, nous voyons 4 employ\u00e9s qui finissent de tout m\u00e8tre en ordre et m\u00eame de ratisser le sable pour en faire un joli motif.<\/p>\n<p>Soir\u00e9e feu de camp avec en fond sonore quelques hippos qui s\u2019\u00e9battent au loin, et soudain<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>un troupeau d\u2019une trentaine d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phants qui passent \u00e0 quelques dizaines de m\u00e8tres de notre emplacement pour aller s\u2019abreuver.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We are the only ones here for the night and spend the evening around a warming camp fire with African night sounds. The nights get cold now with temperatures around 5 degrees!<\/em> &#x1f628;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">At night fall a big group of elephants comes passes our camp on their way to the river.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5440\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5440\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0910-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0910-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0910-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0910-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0910-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C615&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0910-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0910-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Vendredi 12 juillet<br \/><\/b>Progressant sur une piste tant\u00f4t sablonneuse \u00e0 travers la savane, tant\u00f4t un peu plus dure \u00e0 travers le bush, nous rejoignons les plaines de <b>Nanzhila<\/b> et la loge du m\u00eame nom.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A quick stop at the <strong>Nanzila plains<\/strong> and a pleasant camp ground with view over a water hole.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5436\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5436\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0911-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0911-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0911-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0911-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0911-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0911-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0911-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Samedi 13 juillet<br \/><\/b>D\u00e9part aux aurores afin de rejoindre <b>Livingstone.<br \/><\/b>Passage au supermarch\u00e9 pour y refaire le plein de nourriture.<\/p>\n<p>A la recherche d\u2019un camping pour la nuit, le <b>Maramba River Lodge <\/b>nous para\u00eet la solution id\u00e9ale.<\/p>\n<p>La question qui se pose maintenant est de savoir o\u00f9 l&#8217;on va pouvoir laisser notre <b>Azala\u00ef <\/b>durant la pose d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, d\u2019octobre \u00e0 mai.<br \/>Il semblerait qu\u2019il y ait une possibilit\u00e9 au garage <b>Foley\u2019s<\/b> \u00e0 <strong>Livingstone.<\/strong><br \/>Le destin, encore une fois, va s\u2019occuper de nous fournir une meilleure solution.<\/p>\n<p>Sur le site, nous apercevons un camping-car portant des <strong>plaques lucernoises<\/strong>.<br \/>Nous nous approchons de leurs occupants pour faire connaissance et sommes aimablement invit\u00e9s par <strong>Peter et Claudia<\/strong> \u00e0 nous joindre \u00e0 eux pour un caf\u00e9.<br \/>Au cours de la discussion, nous abordons le sujet du parcage longue dur\u00e9e et ils nous disent que les <strong>Fr\u00e8res Foley\u2019s<\/strong> qui avaient bonne r\u00e9putation sont partis s\u2019\u00e9tablir en Afrique du Sud et que la personne qui a repris l\u2019affaire ne fais pas preuve du m\u00eame s\u00e9rieux.<\/p>\n<p>Par contre, ils connaissent une lodge situ\u00e9e \u00e0 quelques kilom\u00e8tres de l\u00e0, <strong>Kayubu Estate<\/strong>, tenue par <strong>Karien<\/strong>, une Hollandaise, et qui dispose d\u2019un grand hangar qui permet d\u2019h\u00e9berger les v\u00e9hicules de voyageurs rentrant au pays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter et Claudia<\/strong> y laissent eux-m\u00eame leur v\u00e9hicule depuis 4 ans sans aucun probl\u00e8me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nous allons par cons\u00e9quent nous y rendre lundi afin d\u2019arranger la chose.<\/p>\n<p><b>Karien<\/b>\u00a0assure en plus le transfert \u00e0 l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Livingstone, autant \u00e0 l\u2019aller qu\u2019au retour.<\/p>\n<p>Voil\u00e0 une solution qui nous para\u00eet id\u00e9ale !<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We <strong>finish our first visit to Sambia at Livingstone<\/strong> where the famous <strong>Victoria falls<\/strong> represent one of Africa\u2019s biggest tourist attractions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>Nevertheless, we will not go and see the falls this time but when we come back next April after the rainy season. Now we are rather <strong>looking for<\/strong> <strong>a place to leave our Azala\u00ef<\/strong> when we go home in October.<\/em><\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><br \/><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sambia is one of the few countries in Southern Africa where the temporary import of a car is not linked to the tourist visa. So you can leave your car behind when you go home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We read about a <strong>trustworthy garage<\/strong> in Livingstone where they keep your car and are planing to meet the owner Tomorrow.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">By chance we learn from a Swiss couple in the campground that the garage has changed owner and seems to be less reliable now. BUT! they tell us that they leave their car since 4 years already with Karen at Kayubu estate without any problems. Karen also offers transfer to Livingstone airport.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sounds even better! We change plans and decide to visit Karen on Monday.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Dimanche 14 juillet<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/><\/span><\/b>Journ\u00e9e d\u00e9tente pass\u00e9e au bord de la piscine et sur la terrasse de la loge.<\/p>\n<p>Nous la mettons aussi \u00e0 profit pour faire une lessive compl\u00e8te du lit et des coussins de l\u2019Azala\u00ef ainsi que de nos v\u00eatements.<\/p>\n<p>I<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>t is Sunday today and we use it to bring the bedclothes and seat covers to the laundry. This is enough work for a\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"caret-color: #0000ff;\"><i>Sunday<\/i><\/span><i>\u00a0we decide and spend the rest of the day reading at the pool area\u00a0followed by an early dinner at the restaurant.<\/i><\/span><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Life is good<\/span><\/em><\/strong> &#x1f601;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5437\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5437\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040803.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040803.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040803.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040803.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040803.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040803.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040803.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5438\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5438\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040804.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040804.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040804.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040804.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040804.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040804.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040804.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Lundi 15 juillet<br \/><\/b>On commence par aller trouver <b>Karien<\/b> au <b>Kayubu Estate <\/b>afin d\u2019organiser la mise sous abri de notre <b>Azala\u00ef<\/b> pendant les 6 mois de notre retour en Suisse.<br \/>Nous sommes chaleureusement accueillis et tout est tr\u00e8s vite arrang\u00e9.<br \/>Nous nous quittons en nous donnant rendez-vous pour le 6 octobre.<\/p>\n<p>nd if all is good to reserve a space for the Azala\u00ef from mid-October to mid-April.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est notre dernier jour en <b>Zambie<\/b> pour cette fois, car nous y reviendrons l\u2019ann\u00e9e prochaine.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">First thing Monday we drive to <strong>Kayubu estate<\/strong> a bit outside of Livingstone to meet <strong>Karen<\/strong>. Everything looks perfect here for the Azala\u00ef and Karen takes note for our booking from mid-October to mid-April.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Now we can buy our <strong>return flight from Livingstone to Geneva with a 2 days stop in Johannesburg!<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Now comes the <strong>border crossing to Botswana<\/strong> at Kazungula a little west of Livingstone. <strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Zambezi represents the border<\/strong> here and a ferry connects both countries.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nous nous rendons au poste de fronti\u00e8re de <b>Kazungula<\/b> qui permet le passage de <b>Zambie<\/b> vers le <b>Botswana<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Cette fois, une difficult\u00e9 particuli\u00e8re nous attend.<br \/>Il faut traverser le <b>Zamb\u00e8ze<\/b> pour entrer au <b>Botswana<\/b> et il n\u2019y a qu\u2019un ferry (on devrait plut\u00f4t appeler \u00e7a \u00ab\u00a0<b>ponton flottant<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb) qui assure le passage.<br \/>Afin de compliquer la chose, sa capacit\u00e9 n\u2019est que de <b>2 v\u00e9hicules <\/b>\u00e0 la fois !!!<br \/>En arrivant sur site, nous constatons que c\u2019est \u00e0 nouveau le chaos total.<br \/>Des camions partout qui attendent leur tour pour passer le fleuve.<br \/>Il semble que l\u2019attente soit de 2 jours avant de pouvoir acc\u00e9der au ferry.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mmmm pas bien tout \u00e7a !!!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We read that the <strong>organization on Sambia side is a little messy<\/strong> but this is actually a big understatement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>One thing is that there is no indication on where to do the paperwork (there is a small hut with a dense crowd of people around it, but no written sign at all). The other thing is that the small ferry can only take one truck at a time (and maybe one small car) and there is already a long line of trucks waiting. We heard that they <strong>wait up to 2 days to get across<\/strong><\/span> <\/em>&#x1f631;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5462\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5462\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.56.38-copie.png?resize=584%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.56.38-copie.png?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.56.38-copie.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.56.38-copie.png?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.56.38-copie.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.56.38-copie.png?resize=500%2C263&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.56.38-copie.png?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comme nous ne sommes pas un camion, nous remontons la file jusqu\u2019au portail d&#8217;acc\u00e8s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u00e0 la plateforme d\u2019embarquement.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est alors que se pr\u00e9sente une personne, t-shirt rouge ray\u00e9 blanc, qui nous propose de nous aider \u00e0 acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer toute la proc\u00e9dure pour effectuer les formalit\u00e9s douani\u00e8res et aussi de nous faire passer en priorit\u00e9 sur le ferry.<\/p>\n<p>On ne parle m\u00eame pas de ce qu&#8217;il veut en contrepartie.<br \/>Allons-y, on verra bien ce que \u00e7a donne !!!<\/p>\n<p>Michel prend les documents n\u00e9cessaires et accompagne ce guide improvis\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Tout va alors aller tr\u00e8s vite.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mon guide passe devant \u00e0 chaque guichet (il y en a \u00e0 nouveau 6, comme lorsque nous sommes entr\u00e9s) discute un petit coup avec le pr\u00e9pos\u00e9 qui prend mes papiers, tamponne ce qui doit \u00eatre tamponn\u00e9 et c\u2019est parti pour le guichet suivant.<\/p>\n<p>Les papiers \u00e9tant en r\u00e8gle, nous allons ensemble acheter un billet pour le ferry et c\u2019est alors qu\u2019il me dit qu\u2019il faudrait que je lui donne 100 Kwachas (8 CHF) pour graisser la patte de celui qui contr\u00f4le l\u2019embarquement des v\u00e9hicules, afin de passer en priorit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Ceci \u00e9tant fait, la portail d\u2019acc\u00e8s s\u2019ouvre comme par miracle et \u00e0 peine 5 minutes plus tard nous suivons notre guide qui nous m\u00e8ne jusqu&#8217;au ferry.<\/p>\n<p>En route pour le Botswana !<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A guy<\/strong> comes to us and <strong>proposes his help<\/strong> to get us through all this. Michel accepts and I stay in the car (not a good idea to leave the car alone in this mess). While I wait plenty of people come and offer again their help and others offer money exchange but the atmosphere stays friendly even though they are insisting a lot&#8230;<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">15min later Michel comes back with all papers done (6 different papers!). He also has a ferry ticket!<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We pay 100 Kwatcha (= 8 CHF) to the guy and another 100K to bribe the ferry captain and then are rushed onto the ferry cramped behind a big lorry with a load of big raw copper plates.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5461\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5461\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.57.31-copie.png?resize=584%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.57.31-copie.png?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.57.31-copie.png?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.57.31-copie.png?resize=768%2C407&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.57.31-copie.png?resize=1024%2C543&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.57.31-copie.png?resize=500%2C265&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-20.57.31-copie.png?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5465\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5465\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5465\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040806-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040806-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040806-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040806-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040806-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040806-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040806-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>D&#8217;ici 2 ans, un pont actuellement en construction devrait simplifier tout \u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">During the transfer we can see the bridge that is under construction (since 2014). Apparently there was some discussion around where exactly Sambia meets Botswana. We are at the exact point where 4 countries meet (Zimbabwe, Namibia, Sambia and Botswana) and the precise borders inside the river was not 100% clear. Not really a problem for the ferry but it is for a bridge<\/span> <\/em>&#x1f928;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5464\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5464\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040807-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040807-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040807-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040807-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040807-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040807-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040807-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notre guide re\u00e7oit aussi 100 Kwachas pour sa prestation des plus efficaces, car depuis notre arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 la douane jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019acc\u00e8s au ferry il n\u2019a pas fallu plus de 35 minutes !!!<\/p>\n<p>Encore un coup de notre ange gardien !!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5463\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5463\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040808-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040808-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040808-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040808-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040808-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040808-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040808-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nous voici arriv\u00e9s au Botswana !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nous remercions notre guide, qui nous avait accompagn\u00e9 pour la travers\u00e9e afin d&#8217;\u00eatre s\u00fbr que tout se d\u00e9roule bien, et acc\u00e9dons \u00e0 la douane, qui pr\u00e9sente un aspect beaucoup plus organis\u00e9 que dans le pays voisin.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Hello Botswana!<br \/><\/em><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Here everything is orderly. There are well signposted buildings, counters and seriousness. No \u201cAfrican atmosphere\u201d. Very efficient.<br \/>Great if you are in a hurry! but somehow also less fun <\/em><\/span>&#x1f914;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5460\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5460\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5460\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-21.02.40-copie.png?resize=584%2C326&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-21.02.40-copie.png?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-21.02.40-copie.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-21.02.40-copie.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-21.02.40-copie.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-21.02.40-copie.png?resize=500%2C279&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Capture-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran-2019-07-15-%C3%A0-21.02.40-copie.png?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est vite confirm\u00e9 par la simplicit\u00e9 des formalit\u00e9s qui vont prendre \u00e0 peine un quart d\u2019heure.<\/p>\n<p>Nous n\u2019allons plus aller tr\u00e8s loin aujourd\u2019hui car nous sommes d\u00e9j\u00e0 en milieu d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi, et c\u2019est une petite vingtaine de kilom\u00e8tres plus loin, juste apr\u00e8s <b>Kasane<\/b>, que nous trouvons une place \u00e0 la <b>Chobe Safari Lodge<\/b>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est au bar du camping, en bordure de la rivi\u00e8re <b>Chobe<\/b>, que nous allons terminer notre journ\u00e9e. Quoi de mieux que de savourer un bon <b>Gin-Tonic <\/b>tout en admirant le magnifique coucher de soleil qui darde ses derniers rayons dor\u00e9s sur un groupe d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phants occupant la rive oppos\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We finish the day not far from here in <strong>Kasane<\/strong> at Chobe Safari Lodge with a <strong>Gin Tonic<\/strong> and a <strong>splendid<\/strong> <strong>sunset<\/strong> view over <strong>Chobe river<\/strong> and a group of elephants on the other river side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5468\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5468\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0915-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0915-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0915-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0915-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0915-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0915-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0915-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quelques mots sur le <b>Botswana\u00a0<\/b>dont voici la carte.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here the <strong>map of Botswana<\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>For now we will only travers the country from <\/i><\/span><strong style=\"color: #0000ff; font-style: italic;\">Kasane in the north<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i> to <\/i><\/span><strong style=\"color: #0000ff; font-style: italic;\">Gaborone in the south<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i> on our way to eastern South Africa and southern Mozambique. We will come back<\/i><i>\u00a0in September for a full tour of the National Parks here.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5472\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5472\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5472\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Botswana.png?resize=438%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Botswana.png?w=438&amp;ssl=1 438w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carte-Botswana.png?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Faisons d&#8217;abord une petite comparaison avec les 3 autres pays visit\u00e9s:<\/p>\n<p><b>L\u2019Afrique du Sud:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/b>&#8211; Un contact tr\u00e8s chaleureux avec la population blanche mais difficile avec la noire.<br \/>&#8211; Des paysages extr\u00eamement vari\u00e9s allant des r\u00e9gions agricoles vertes de l\u2019ouest, au d\u00e9sert du Karoo au centre nord et aux r\u00e9gions tropicales de l\u2019ouest.<br \/>&#8211; Une grande facilit\u00e9 d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 nos standards de confort et de nourriture.<\/p>\n<p><b>La Namibie<\/b> :<br \/>&#8211; Un contact chaleureux non seulement avec les Blancs mais \u00e9galement avec les Noirs.<br \/>&#8211; Un paysage plus uniforme fait d\u2019un m\u00e9lange de d\u00e9sert et de savane.<br \/>&#8211; De grands espaces non habit\u00e9s permettant d\u2019appr\u00e9cier la nature \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tat pur comme si l\u2019on \u00e9tait seul au monde.<\/p>\n<p><b>La Zambie:<br \/><\/b>&#8211; La premi\u00e8re chose qui vient \u00e0 l\u2019esprit est celle d\u2019un peuple souriant et tr\u00e8s accueillant ayant maintenu une mani\u00e8re de vie ancestrale qui\u00a0donne une note d\u2019authenticit\u00e9 \u00e0 laquelle on s\u2019attend en venant en Afrique.<br \/>&#8211; Le paysage est compos\u00e9 principalement de savane bois\u00e9e avec une touche tropicale.<\/p>\n<p><b>Le<\/b> <b>Botswana:<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>Terme signifiant \u00ab <b>le pays des Tswanas\u00a0<\/b>\u00bb du nom de l\u2019ethnie principale est <b>14 fois plus grand que la Suisse<\/b> mais compte seulement <b>2,2 millions d\u2019habitants.<br \/><\/b><br \/>Il a la r\u00e9putation d\u2019\u00eatre le pays le moins corrompu de tout le continent africain et on le nomme volontiers \u00ab\u00a0le miracle africain\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019exception du continent\u00a0\u00bb ou encore \u00ab\u00a0l<b>a Suisse de l\u2019Afrique\u00a0<\/b>\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 <strong>Seretse Khama<\/strong>, premier pr\u00e9sident du pays \u00e0 dater de <strong>1966<\/strong>, ann\u00e9e de son <strong>ind\u00e9pendance<\/strong> que le ton a \u00e9t\u00e9 donn\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Les richesses du pays ont \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9ducation et \u00e0 la formation du peuple en investissant massivement dans la construction d\u2019\u00e9coles et d\u2019universit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>La population favorise l\u2019\u00e9change avec la petite majorit\u00e9 blanche (3% de la population) afin de profiter de l\u2019exp\u00e9rience de ceux-ci dans les divers domaines.<\/p>\n<p>Autre particularit\u00e9, hormis le long des grands axes principaux, le pays est exempt de cl\u00f4tures, contrairement aux trois autres.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e8s que l\u2019on quitte ces routes, on y aper\u00e7oit ch\u00e8vres et vaches en nombre mais aussi \u00e9l\u00e9phants, girafes, antilopes etc. qui se d\u00e9placent en toute libert\u00e9, ce qui nous oblige \u00e0 ouvrir l\u2019oeil car ceux-ci peuvent traverser la chauss\u00e9e quand bon leur semble.<\/p>\n<p>Le pays ayant une<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>densit\u00e9 de population de seulement 3,8 habitants au kilom\u00e8tre carr\u00e9, il est tr\u00e8s facile de se retirer dans le bush pour y passer une nuit tranquille, en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<br \/>Il faut juste faire un peu attention aux animaux qui chassent durant la nuit.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est avec ce bon sentiment que nous commen\u00e7ons notre premi\u00e8re visite de ce pays.<\/p>\n<p>Nous aurons l\u2019occasion de le d\u00e9couvrir plus en profondeur durant les 6 semaines que nous avons pr\u00e9vu d\u2019y passer entre les mois de septembre et octobre.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Botswana:<br \/><\/strong> is<\/em> <strong>14 times<\/strong> the size of <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> with only <strong>2.2 million inhabitants<\/strong>. It has the reputation to be the <strong>least corrupt country in whole Africa<\/strong>. It has high educational standards, violence or crime are not part of its people culture. It has a fast developing society and with\u00a02.3 children per women the birth rate is very low for the continent. It is also called the <strong>Switzerland of Africa<\/strong><\/span> &#x1f60a;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It is <strong>our 4th African country<\/strong>. A good moment to give you the top lines of our impressions per country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>South Africa:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We love the <strong>easy and warm contact with the locals<\/strong> (mainly with whites, not so easy with blacks). The <strong>vast diversity of the sublime landscapes<\/strong> is captivating. The climate is very pleasant and <strong>standard of living is comparable to Europe<\/strong>. Food is great! (if you have the money).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><strong>If there wasn\u2019t the misalignment between white and black population this would be my country of choice to live in.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Namibia:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Stunning desert and semi desert landscapes<\/strong> that you can <strong>enjoy in total solitude<\/strong> since very scarcely inhabited. Contact still great with the white locals and easier with the black population than in S.A.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sambia<\/strong>:<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Outside of the few towns the <strong>population has maintained an\u00a0authentic, traditional lifestyle<\/strong> that we associate with central Africa. A <strong>unique experience<\/strong> for us! The <strong>people are gentle and very friendly<\/strong> (a little less in towns).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Botswana:<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/><\/span>Makes an impressive effort to <strong>maintain fauna and flora at its original state<\/strong> in a big part of the country, and it intelligently profits from the tourism this attracts. On the other side it is a <strong>fast developing society<\/strong> with a desire to<strong> co-operate with the white population for progress<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Mardi 16 juillet<br \/><\/b>Une partie de la matin\u00e9e est occup\u00e9e \u00e0 r\u00e9server les vols de <b>retour en Suisse<\/b>, pr\u00e9vu pour le <strong>8 octobre<\/strong> et aller faire l\u2019acquisition d\u2019une carte SIM afin d\u2019avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 internet.<\/p>\n<p>Nous prenons alors la route en direction du sud vers la ville de <b>Nata <\/b>et\u00a0longeons \u00e0 cette occasion de grands champs de <strong>sorghum<\/strong> bordant la route de chaque c\u00f4t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>There are large fields of <strong>sorghum<\/strong> along the road. Maize and sorghum are staple food in Botswana.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5469\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5469\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5469\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9028-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9028-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9028-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9028-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9028-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9028-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9028-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>En chemin, l&#8217;id\u00e9e nous vient de changer notre plan et nous d\u00e9cidons de profiter de cette nature sauvage.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est ainsi que nous nous enfilons sur un petit chemin qui m\u00e8ne dans le bush et qu\u2019un petit kilom\u00e8tre plus loin nous tombons sur un endroit bien d\u00e9gag\u00e9, id\u00e9al pour une nuit de camping sauvage.<\/p>\n<p>A notre arriv\u00e9e, un groupe de girafes occupe la place, mais s\u2019en vont tranquillement pour nous laisser le champ libre.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">n Botswana the parks are not fenced and while we drive south we see elephants, antelopes, giraffes and warthogs along the road but also cows and goats. Better not to drive to fast and watch out for animals on the road!<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In this environment <strong>wild camping is easy<\/strong>. You only need to be a bit careful at night when the predators hunt.<\/span> <\/em>&#x1f627;<br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And this is how we spend this night. We share the spot at the beginning with a little group of <strong>giraffes<\/strong> until they slowly move on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5458\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5458\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040810-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040810-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040810-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040810-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040810-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040810-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040810-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soir\u00e9e cervelas au programme.<\/p>\n<p>Nous faisons un bon feu \u00e0 la tomb\u00e9e de la nuit, d\u2019une part pour nous permettre de les griller (on en a trouv\u00e9 qui ressemblaient aux n\u00f4tres) et aussi pour tenir en respect les lions que l\u2019on entend rugir dans le lointain.<br \/>Pas envie qu\u2019ils viennent nous piquer nos saucisses !!!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Perfect setting for a camp fire<\/strong> and to grill some sausages the Swiss way<\/em> <\/span>&#x1f601; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>(cut crosswise on both ends, so they turn all crispy<\/em><\/span> &#x1f60b;<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5450\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5450\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040815-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040815-copie.jpg?w=1078&amp;ssl=1 1078w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040815-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040815-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C529&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040815-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C706&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040815-copie.jpg?resize=435%2C300&amp;ssl=1 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Un superbe couche de soleil&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It is <strong>full moon<\/strong> and we see sunsets and moonrise at the same time on the opposite side of the horizon, accompanied by all sort of noises from the bush and the smell of the fire.<\/span> <\/em>&#x1f60d;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5446\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5446\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?w=2835&amp;ssl=1 2835w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0939-copie.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.imm\u00e9diatement suivi par l&#8217;\u00e9mergence de la pleine lune pour continuer cette belle soir\u00e9e au coin du feu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5459\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5459\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5459\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0927-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0927-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0927-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0927-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0927-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0927-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0927-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mercredi 17 juillet<br \/><\/b>Tiens ! En voil\u00e0 un qui aimerait bien s&#8217;inviter \u00e8 bord.<br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Close inspection:<\/span><\/em><b><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5502\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5502\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040903-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040903-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040903-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040903-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040903-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040903-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040903-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s cette premi\u00e8re merveilleuse nuit dans le bush, nous retournons \u00e0 la civilisation en passant par la petite ville de <b>Nata <\/b>puis nous nous rendons directement au \u00ab\u00a0<b>Nata Bird Sanctuary\u00a0<\/b>\u00bb pour une visite de ce parc situ\u00e9 au bord du <b>Sowa Pan <\/b>(lac sal\u00e9) dont les eaux se sont retir\u00e9es de plusieurs centaines de m\u00e8tres, laissant place \u00e0 une immense d\u00e9sert de sel.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The next day we arrive at <strong>Nata<\/strong>\u00a0a small town that sits located next to a series of huge <strong>salt pans<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>We visit the <strong>Nata Bird Sanctuary<\/strong> that is part of the Sowa Pan. At the rend of the rainy season when there is much more water in the pans thousands of flamingos and other birds come here for breeding. Unfortunately we are too late for this and we only see some small groups of gulls and ducks.<br \/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>But the pans are <strong>a stunning sight<\/strong> also without the birds and the remaining water attracts other animals like <strong>wildebeests<\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5454\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5454\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040819-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040819-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040819-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040819-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040819-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040819-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040819-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Un troupeau de <b>gnus <\/b>migre au soleil couchant pour rejoindre un endroit propice pour passer la nuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5456\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5456\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5456\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C323&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?w=3657&amp;ssl=1 3657w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C276&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0929-copie.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5452\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5452\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040835-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040835-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040835-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040835-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040835-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040835-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040835-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Un <b>chacal <\/b>nous fait aussi l\u2019honneur de se laisser observer d\u2019assez pr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And for once we are able to take a photo of a <strong>jackal<\/strong> that we usually only see in a far distance.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5453\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5453\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040822-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040822-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040822-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040822-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040822-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C555&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040822-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C271&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040822-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous profitons d\u2019observer l\u2019astre du jour passer sous l\u2019horizon avant de rejoindre nous aussi nos quartiers de nuit au camping du parc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5455\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5455\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5455\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0936-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0936-copie.jpg?w=1701&amp;ssl=1 1701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0936-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0936-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C397&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0936-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C530&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0936-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C259&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0936-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Jeudi 18 juillet<br \/><\/b>Ces prochains jours, nous allons faire route vers le Sud en vue de rejoindre la capitale du Botswana, <b>Gabarone.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Les villages que nous rencontrons ne sont pas tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rents de ceux des pays voisins, hormis peut-\u00eatre le fait qu&#8217;\u00e9tant dans une r\u00e9gion riche en baobabs, c&#8217;est assez courant d&#8217;en voir un au centre de ces lieux d&#8217;habitation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We continue to <strong>Kubu Island<\/strong> at the border of one of the big salt pans. <\/em><\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5448\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5448\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040851-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040851-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040851-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040851-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C400&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040851-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C533&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040851-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C260&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040851-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>La premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape va nous conduire \u00e0 un endroit nomm\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0<b>Kubu Island\u00a0<\/b>\u00bb, petite \u00eele situ\u00e9e en bordure du lac sal\u00e9, accessible seulement en saison s\u00e8che.<\/p>\n<p>Il nous faudra 4 heures pour parcourir les 70 kilom\u00e8tres nous s\u00e9parant de notre but car la piste est dans un \u00e9tat d\u00e9plorable.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The island is only accessible during dry season but even then <strong>the 70km access road are hard work<\/strong>. 4 hours of deep sand, slaloming between bushes, uncountable potholes, etc.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5476\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5476\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piste-Sowa-Pan-copie.png?resize=584%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piste-Sowa-Pan-copie.png?w=1077&amp;ssl=1 1077w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piste-Sowa-Pan-copie.png?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piste-Sowa-Pan-copie.png?resize=768%2C417&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piste-Sowa-Pan-copie.png?resize=1024%2C556&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Piste-Sowa-Pan-copie.png?resize=500%2C272&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Etant autoris\u00e9s \u00e0 camper sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9 nord de l\u2019\u00eele, nous en profitons pour y passer la nuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5479\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5479\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5479\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040869-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040869-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040869-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040869-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040869-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C537&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040869-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C262&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040869-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Vendredi 19 juillet<br \/><\/b>La temp\u00e9rature agr\u00e9ablement fra\u00eeche du d\u00e9but de journ\u00e9e nous incite \u00e0 faire un peu d\u2019exercice.<\/p>\n<p>Nous optons pour un tour de \u00eele.<\/p>\n<p>Balade de 7 kilom\u00e8tres qui nous permet de prendre conscience de l\u2019immensit\u00e9 de ce lac qui fait une centaine de kilom\u00e8tres de long.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Early morning hike<\/strong> around the island: 7km total flat<\/span><\/em> &#x1f601;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5477\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5477\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5477\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040858-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040858-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040858-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040858-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040858-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040858-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040858-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>En tournant notre regard vers l&#8217;int\u00e9rieur de l&#8217;\u00eele, nous remarquons qu&#8217;elle donne refuge \u00e0 des centaines de baobabs.<\/p>\n<p>Quelques images de ceux qui nous ont particuli\u00e8rement plu.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The island is covered in enormous Baobabs.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5447\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5447\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040854-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040854-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040854-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040854-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C440&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040854-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C587&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040854-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C286&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040854-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5481\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5481\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040863-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040863-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040863-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040863-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040863-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C539&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040863-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C263&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040863-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5480\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5480\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040865-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040865-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040865-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040865-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040865-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040865-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040865-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Durant la saison des pluies, ce d\u00e9sert de sel se remplit d\u2019eau et devient le refuge de milliers de flamands roses qui migrent jusqu\u2019ici pour nicher.<\/p>\n<p>Nous quittons l\u2019endroit en milieu de journ\u00e9e&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We continue south partly across the salt pan (very pleasant drive compared to yesterday!).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5482\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5482\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5482\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?resize=584%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?w=2268&amp;ssl=1 2268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?resize=300%2C99&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?resize=768%2C255&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?resize=1024%2C340&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?resize=500%2C166&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_9037.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.pour descendre jusqu\u2019\u00e0 <b>Letlhakane<\/b> pour y effectuer quelques courses, puis prenons l\u2019option de nous arr\u00eater au camping de <b>Tuuthebe<\/b> tout proche.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Food shopping stop at Letlakhane and camping close by at <strong>TuuThebe lodge<\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Samedi 20 juillet<br \/><\/b>L\u2019endroit nous pla\u00eet bien, ce nous d\u00e9cide \u00e0 y passer un jour de plus en toute tranquillit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dimanche 21 juillet<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/b>Et encore un jour de vacances dans cet endroit paisible.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The lodge is an ideal spot for me to <strong>catch-up with blog writing<\/strong> and to <strong>bake another sourdough bread<\/strong> (mmhh!<\/em><\/span>&#x1f60b;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>);<br \/>and for Michel to <strong>joyfully give the Azala\u00ef a thorough wash<\/strong><\/em><\/span> &#x1f601; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>followed by long reading sessions.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5514\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5514\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5514\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040875-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040875-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040875-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040875-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040875-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040875-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040875-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Lundi 22 juillet<br \/><\/b>Bon! On va quand m\u00eame pas rester l\u00e0 toute une semaine !!!<\/p>\n<p>Toujours sur la route qui m\u00e8ne \u00e0 <b>Gabarone<\/b>, il y a un parc de la taille du canton du Tessin qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 1992 avec l\u2019id\u00e9e de venir en aide \u00e0 la population de rhinoc\u00e9ros blancs et noirs qui est en s\u00e9rieux d\u00e9clin.<\/p>\n<p>Le <b>Khama Rhino Sanctuary,<\/b> comme il se nomme, est l\u2019un des seuls endroits du Botswana entour\u00e9 d\u2019une cl\u00f4ture \u00e9lectrifi\u00e9e, non pas pour garder les rhinos prisonniers du parc mais pour emp\u00eacher les braconniers de venir les tuer pour leur pr\u00e9lever leurs cornes.<\/p>\n<p>Le parc est d\u2019ailleurs sous haute surveillance et est parcouru en permanence par des patrouilles de l\u2019arm\u00e9e botswanaise.<\/p>\n<p>Lors de la cr\u00e9ation de celui-ci, seulement 5 rhinoc\u00e9ros le peuplaient.<br \/>Aujourd\u2019hui, leur nombre s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve \u00e0 plus de 50.<\/p>\n<p>A quatre heure de l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi, nous partons en safari avec l\u2019espoir d\u2019en apercevoir quelques uns.<\/p>\n<p>Pour augmenter nos chances, nous nous faisons accompagner par <strong>Lance<\/strong>, ranger du parc.<\/p>\n<p>Nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 combl\u00e9s au del\u00e0 de nos attentes en d\u00e9busquant pas moins de 12 rhinos blancs durant les deux heures et demie de notre sortie.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The <strong>Khama Rhino Sanctuary<\/strong> was created in 1992 with 5 animals. The park is as big as the Swiss canton of Ticino and today comprises over 50 black and white rhinos and many other animals. The parc is fenced not to keep the animals inside but to <strong>protect the very endangered rhinos<\/strong> from poaching. The Botswana military is also guarding it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span>Selves driving is allowed but to make sure we really see some of the rhinos we take a guide.<\/em><\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Definitely worth it! Despite the size of the park, Lance helps us to <strong>track down\u00a012 rhinos <\/strong>during our afternoon game drive.<\/span><\/em> &#x1f603;<\/p>\n<p>Une m\u00e8re \u00e0 tr\u00e8s longue corne accompagn\u00e9e de son petit.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here a <strong>female<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>rhino<\/strong> with an unusual long horn and her 1 year old (rhinos leave their mother when they are 4 years old, only then will she have a new one).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5509\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040877-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040877-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040877-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040877-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C445&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040877-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C593&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040877-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C290&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040877-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Celui-l\u00e0 n&#8217;appr\u00e9cie pas d&#8217;\u00eatre d\u00e9rang\u00e9 et trouve que l&#8217;on est un peu trop pr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This one we caught by surprise and it doesn\u2019t appreciate our presence<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5507\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5507\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040884-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040884-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040884-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040884-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040884-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040884-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040884-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Il ne tarde d&#8217;ailleurs pas \u00e0 nous charger &#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So it charges us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5506\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5506\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040886-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040886-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040886-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040886-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040886-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040886-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040886-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;..mais heureusement, arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 5 m\u00e8tres de nous il change brusquement de direction.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">But luckily a few meters in front of us it changes idea and leaves!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5505\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5505\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5505\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040887-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040887-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040887-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040887-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C446&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040887-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C594&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040887-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C290&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040887-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Juste avant la tomb\u00e9e de la nuit, une visite \u00e0 la cabane d&#8217;observation nous permet d&#8217;observer 2 rhinoc\u00e9ros se partageant le trou d&#8217;eau avec 2 elands.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">These ones we see from a bird watching hide just before night fall.<br \/><\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Magic<\/span><\/em> &#x1f929;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5503\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5503\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5503\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040899-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040899-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040899-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040899-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C405&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040899-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C540&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040899-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C264&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040899-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mardi 23 juillet<br \/><\/b>Nous nous rendons aujourd\u2019hui \u00e0 <b>Moremi,<\/b> distant de 130 kilom\u00e8tres en vue d\u2019effectuer une randonn\u00e9e dans la gorge de la rivi\u00e8re \u00e9ponyme.<\/p>\n<p>Verdure, fra\u00eecheur et cascades nous accueillent dans cette gorge qui voit ses falaises se peupler de nombreux vautours qui nichent dans les anfractuosit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Next stop is at the only mountainous area in Botswana. Not very high but still outstanding for the otherwise very flat and rather sandy country.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here we will do a little <strong>hike<\/strong> in the <strong>Moremi Gorge.<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The unusual green and cool environment is a real pleasure !<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5501\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5501\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040906-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040906-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040906-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040906-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040906-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040906-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040906-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5500\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5500\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040909-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040909-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040909-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040909-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040909-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040909-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040909-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5498\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5498\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5498\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040916-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040916-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040916-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040916-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040916-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040916-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040916-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mercredi 24 juillet<br \/><\/b>Aujourd\u2019hui, c\u2019est le retour \u00e0 la civilisation car nous arrivons en milieu de journ\u00e9e \u00e0 <b>Gaborone<\/b>, capitale du Botswana.<\/p>\n<p>Construite en 18 mois entre <b>1965 <\/b>et <b>1966<\/b> et ne comptant alors que <b>5000 <\/b>habitants, la ville se d\u00e9veloppe tr\u00e8s rapidement pour atteindre aujourd\u2019hui les <b>230\u2019000<\/b> \u00e2mes.<\/p>\n<p>Le contraste entre le centre tr\u00e8s moderne et les quartiers p\u00e9riph\u00e9riques traditionnels est assez saisissant.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Today we arrive in the <strong>capital Gaborone<\/strong>. <strong>230\u2019000 inhabitants<\/strong>, a LOT of cars, a very modern center and big shopping malls at every corner.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><strong>What a contrast to the rest of the country!<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;ancienne ville comme \u00e0 son origine&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The <strong>difference between the outskirts and the center<\/strong> demonstrate well the fast development this town is going through.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5496\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5496\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5496\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gabarone-ancien-copie.png?resize=584%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gabarone-ancien-copie.png?w=1134&amp;ssl=1 1134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gabarone-ancien-copie.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gabarone-ancien-copie.png?resize=768%2C411&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gabarone-ancien-copie.png?resize=1024%2C548&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gabarone-ancien-copie.png?resize=500%2C268&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.et la nouvelle en constante extension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5494\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5494\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5494\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gaborone-moderne-copie.png?resize=584%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gaborone-moderne-copie.png?w=1134&amp;ssl=1 1134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gaborone-moderne-copie.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gaborone-moderne-copie.png?resize=768%2C437&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gaborone-moderne-copie.png?resize=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gaborone-moderne-copie.png?resize=500%2C284&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le monument de la ville le plus visit\u00e9 est la statue en bronze des trois chefs de tribu Batswanais, <strong>Khama III, Sebele I et Bathoen I<\/strong>, responsables d&#8217;assurer l&#8217;ind\u00e9pendance du Botswana.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The <strong>most visited monument<\/strong>\u00a0are <strong>The\u00a0Three Chiefs<\/strong> that have negotiated Botswana\u2019s independence in 1966. Sebele I, Bathoen I and Khama III. The latter was the father of Botswana\u2019s very gifted first President Sir Seretse Khama. During his presidency the country underwent rapid economical and social progress.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5497\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5497\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5497\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?w=5472&amp;ssl=1 5472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040918-copie.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gaborone<\/strong> se situe \u00e0 l\u2019extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 du lac de barrage qui lui a donn\u00e9 son nom et compte m\u00eame un <strong>yacht club<\/strong> situ\u00e9 sur une \u00eele que l\u2019on peut atteindre par un chemin de terre.<\/p>\n<p>Nous ne manquons pas d\u2019y aller pour prendre un verre et assister au coucher de soleil.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Next to Gaborone is a big damm that ensures the city\u2019s water supply. \u00a0A small <strong>yacht club<\/strong> is situated on a little peninsular.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/em><em>Today no wind but a beautiful sunset<\/em><\/span> &#x1f60a;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5495\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5495\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0953-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0953-copie.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0953-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0953-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0953-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0953-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_0953-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Jeudi 25 juillet<br \/><\/b>A peine 15km \u00e0 parcourir avant de rejoindre la fronti\u00e8re entre le Botswana et l\u2019Afrique du Sud o\u00f9 nous sommes accueillis avec un grand sourire autant d\u2019un c\u00f4t\u00e9 que de l\u2019autre et que nous franchissons tr\u00e8s rapidement.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est donc ici que nous allons nous quitter pour cette fois et vous souhaiter une belle continuation d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Nous sommes quant \u00e0 nous au coeur de l\u2019hiver et les temp\u00e9ratures au petit matin sont de l\u2019ordre de 5\u00b0C mais montent \u00e0 un agr\u00e9able 25 \u00e0 27\u00b0C l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>We smoothly cross the border to South Africa<\/strong> only a few km further south of Gaborone. From here we will visit the <strong>north-east of South Afrika<\/strong> and the south of\u00a0<strong>Mozambique. <\/strong>We will keep you posted in our next blog article.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Au revoir \u00a0et \u00e0 bient\u00f4t !!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Happy summer holidays and Happy National Day for the Swiss!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=5511\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5511\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040921-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040921-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040921-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040921-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040921-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040921-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/P1040921-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milke<\/p>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Zambie \/ Sambia Le paysInitialement peupl\u00e9 par les Bochimans, peuple de chasseurs-cueilleurs, le territoire zambien est investi par les Bantous au IV\u00e8me si\u00e8cle de notre \u00e8re. Majoritairement recouvert par la savane, le pays abrite encore une riche biodiversit\u00e9, avec &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/zambie-botswana-1\/\">Continuer la lecture <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5201"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5535,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201\/revisions\/5535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}