Tuesday, 18th February
Although the wildlife here in Zambia is noticeably less rich than over the border in Zim, a troop of vervet monkeys did swing by at breakfast, scampering over the tins roofs and stealing mangos. They were a welcome sight, their cheeky faces peering down at me as I munched on my morning bread.I was tasked with creating a hiking path today around an island of the lake, cutting back the overgrown grasses with a slasher - a sort of large machete. No mean feat if you know how thick and tall African grasses can be! It felt like I was deep in a jungle; hot, almost tangibly humid air and dense vegetation that meant you couldn't look more than a few feet in front of you. With the sound of birds and insects drowning out any human sounds from the lodge, I felt a bit like Robinson Crusoe! About halfway through, something very large and reptilian dashed across the path in front of me in a green scaly blur. Having heard stories of local children being taken from the shores of the lake by crocs, I was a little uneasy but resolved that it was probably just a large monitor lizard spooked by a clumsy human intruder...I hope!
Not quite the monitor lizard, but a baby gecko we found and the common blue tailed skink.
into the jungle...
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