piranga_ludoviciana
Birding the World
I have a series of posts about birding southern Africa in the South Africa Forum, that now include a couple posts about birding in Zambia... The original post is below, and linked right here as well
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2882008#post2882008
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The alarm went off at 3:30am--it was pitch black in our room, and freezing. We had a 6:30am flight to Johannesburg so we wanted to be at the airport by around 5am, and still had to pack a few items, get ready, and drive the 45 minutes to the airport. The early morning drive through Cape Town went off without a hitch and we were soon at the airport in line waiting to check-in. Everything went smooth at the airport and 2 hour flight went quickly, as did the 2 hour layover, before we boarded our flight to Livingstone, Zambia--we were headed to the heart of Africa. Flying in Africa was actually a pleasure, the planes were nice and clean, and the attendants were polite, and helpful. It beats flying in America and Europe any day. The planes here also seemed to have more leg room, which for a 6'4" guy is really helpful. Before we knew it we were over Zambia and could see the Zambezi River winding through the Savannah. It was a bumpy couple of minutes while we circled waiting to land, and the landing was pretty jarring as well. I enjoy flying into small airports like Livingstone, where you exit the plane on the single runway and have to walk into the terminal--for me it just makes for a fun experience....
continue reading on the Utah Birders Blog...
photos from Bushbuck River House, Zambia:
http://www.timaverybirding.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=1117
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2882008#post2882008
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The alarm went off at 3:30am--it was pitch black in our room, and freezing. We had a 6:30am flight to Johannesburg so we wanted to be at the airport by around 5am, and still had to pack a few items, get ready, and drive the 45 minutes to the airport. The early morning drive through Cape Town went off without a hitch and we were soon at the airport in line waiting to check-in. Everything went smooth at the airport and 2 hour flight went quickly, as did the 2 hour layover, before we boarded our flight to Livingstone, Zambia--we were headed to the heart of Africa. Flying in Africa was actually a pleasure, the planes were nice and clean, and the attendants were polite, and helpful. It beats flying in America and Europe any day. The planes here also seemed to have more leg room, which for a 6'4" guy is really helpful. Before we knew it we were over Zambia and could see the Zambezi River winding through the Savannah. It was a bumpy couple of minutes while we circled waiting to land, and the landing was pretty jarring as well. I enjoy flying into small airports like Livingstone, where you exit the plane on the single runway and have to walk into the terminal--for me it just makes for a fun experience....
continue reading on the Utah Birders Blog...
photos from Bushbuck River House, Zambia:
http://www.timaverybirding.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=1117
