We left Opuwo on Friday and drove 3 hours to Oshakati, where we stayed Friday night. Saturday we drove from Oshakati to Rundu, past Tsumeb and Grootfontein (about 7 hours) and then today we drove from Rundu, Namibia to Livingstone, Zambia in about 8 hours. So a total of about 18 hours driving across Africa and how many animals ... 2; a kudu and a wart-hog. Very disappointing!
We also had a slightly hectic morning since we were told last night that we would need "Police Clearance" to get the car across the border. Needless to say we didn't have it, it was Sunday and we had been told it can take up to a week to get. We went to the Police Station with Rob (a doctor in Rundu with AIM) and managed to persuade the police to take us to house of the person who fills these in forms, wake him up, take him back to the Police Station, fill in the form and then drop him back at his house ... and all before 9.00am this morning!
When we came to it, we crossed the border relatively easily - signing out of Namibia and into Zambia. We had to pay Carbon Tax, Council Levy, Customs, Importation duty (for the car) and Insurance but all-in-all the crossing only took about 30 minutes (and nobody asked about the "Police Clearance"!)
And now we are here in Livingstone again, after five years since we were last here, and it is very strange seeing the town and remembering what is was like and seeing how it has changed.
Tomorrow, we start the tourism with a return trip to the Vic Falls ...
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