Chil’s Point of View….

Nelly and I just came back from our vacation trip to Zambia.
Compared to last time, our all our bags made it.

For the first time in any customs control, Nelly and I were asked to open all our suit cases. They went ahead and searched; and found nothing. Oh well – how about that for a delay.

We did not go on a full fledged trip to a game park for a Safari out of town, but we did go to a semi-game drive at a local Lusaka mini-game part at Lilayi Lodge – they have a few wild animals in a on huge piece of land; all the land is enclosed both to keep animals inside; the lodge does not keep predators on the land as it would be dangerous for people, and the animal on the land. At the lodge, we did get to some giraffes, zebras, warthogs, …. Just see the [ pictures here ]

Some low-light: Food Poisoning, YIKES!
Nelly got food poisoning after eating a Seafood dish at Rhapsody’s at Lusaka’s Arcades Mall.
It was pretty bad that she was not getting any better as she took medicine – puking quite a bit.
So, my parents suggested we go to a local clinic (Mina Clinic) near the house. There, they did Malaria tests, which was negative as expected since Nelly and I have been taking Mallarone anti malaria medicine. One of the tests then showed high levels of something suggesting food poisoning. She was given medication which started controlling her vomiting, and given some nasty tasting ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution); the ORS brings back my childhood memories.
After 4 days of being out, Nelly finally recovered, and slowly got her appetite going again.

We were surrounded by babies
My cousin Chanda came over from the Copperbelt. He brought over his cute baby boy, who he has named after me.
Ntwale came over as well, and I finally got to his baby girl.
My uncle Henry’s step brother (<-there is gotta be a shortcut for that) also came over, and I was able to see his 6 month old son; a baby boy
Julius also came over on the same Saturday, and I got to see his big baby girl who can walk by herself. She was the oldest of all the babies I saw that weekend.

It was a good trip. There is never enough time to see everyone, and there is never enough time to spend a good chuck of time with people around. But it was good being back, and checking out how the place has changed over the years.

Check out the [trip pictures here]