Tag Archives: Great North Road
An historic surrender, the last flushing loo and Custard with charcoal
November 1918. The end of the war to end all wars. Would that it had been so. We’re heading to Mbala. In 1918 Mbala was called Abercorn. The town was – is – close to the border between Northern Rhodesia … Continue reading
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Tagged Abercorn, German East Africa, Great North Road, Kalambo Falls, Lake Tanganyika, Mbala, Moto Moto Museum, Mpulungu, Northern Rhodesia, Tanzania, World War I
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Harrison Fording in Zambia. (Archaeologists head north, the hard way)
Wet vehicle batteries aren’t good news. As any fule kno. But it’s not always easy to keep them dry. When crossing a river, for example, at a little too fast a pace. It’s our first river – unless you count … Continue reading
MEMOIRS OF A HUSK 