young man pointed me in the direction
of a new dealer in town; Motul. I
was extremely lucky to find them.
With the bike serviced, the rider
and pillion rested, we planned to
make the Malawi border in two days.
The Great Eastern Road is what you
need to take, this road serves as the
lifeline for the small villages along
the way. Everything happens along
this road; all of the villages transport
all their goods along this route.
Meeting a young girl who was
struggling to keep her bicycle upright
as it was overloaded with sugar cane,
she explained that she was going to
the next town some five kilometres
away, hoping to get 15c a length.
“That’s a big load to push along,” I
said to her. She replied that she was
strong, and it was not a problem.
Bags of charcoal are for sale everywhere
in Zambia. Selling for $2.50
per bag, it seems to keep a lot of people
employed, providing the little income
that they need to survive. The
problem is it has a m
the local countrysid
The roadsides of
always lined with p
everything from fru
to livestock yet one
things we have seen
mice on skewers. Y
not.
By African standa
to the border was fa
a truck or bus to wo
border brought the
where we stayed for
next morning, we w
kilometres to ride t
border crossing, th
kilometres to reach
capital of Malawi. T
things much easier
ling to do while thro
crossing with all of
that it requires.
Arriving at the Za
border, we were gre
usual money chang
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