Hippos and Headwinds on the Zambezi

sleep in a tent after a hard day canoeing
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Having forgotten the hardships of a few days before, we wanted to paddle on for ever, but isn't it always the way, when you want to abandon ship you cannot because of the raging current and hippo soup, and when you want to continue you can't because the others have abandoned ship for an permanent smoko and beer break.

The author of this article is Carrie Hampton and she can be contacted on email: carrieh@iafrica.com.

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