Bec and I are now in Lusaka. Since leaving Livingstone we travelled to the Zambesi River near Chirundu and went on a three day two night canoe trip, staying at the fantastic Zambesi Breezes campsite the night before. The steak and chips were excellent.
Our next destination is South Luangwa national park, a long way east of Lusaka. We are now hoping to spot cheetah. There's no pleasing some people.
Here is the leopard sighting extract from the diary.
15th August - Leopard Sighted!
This morning over breakfast one of guides leonard spotted a leopard drinking on the far bank. Packing the boats sped up a notch and we then hurriedly climbed aboard. After a quick paddle across the river and up stream of leonards sighting we turned and drifted downstream. Nothing was sighted to start with, then Bec and I saw the leopard, shiloutted (sorry about the spelling) against the skyline and between two bushes. It was the briefest of glimses, but it definately was a leopard. The gait and tail were so characteristic they could not be mistaken.
That really ended the canoeing and we unloaded the boats a short way downstream. This was the start of a long and bumpy four wheel drive ride back to Zambesi Breezes. It was a great trip, yes another great adventure.
