Dorothy, Chuck and Mary Ann arrived in Livingstone after a fairly uneventful trip and are staying at the Ngolide Lodge in Livingstone and waiting for the next group to arrive. Nothing stolen out of our suitcases in Johannesburg fortunately as this is a common occurrence. They had dinner with friends received an update of conditions in Zambia. The rains this past rainy season created problems for tobacco farmers who had moved to Zambia from Zimbabwe. This and the mortgage crisis caused some to go bankrupt.
Tourism is growing with several new hotels. However, the roads in many areas have been badly damaged and marked with numerous potholes also due to rains. Livingstone General Hospital has physicians from foreign countries such as China and former Soviet republics providing much of the staffing as the conditions at the hospital and the compensation are so dismal.
We will travel to the Farm tomorrow when the others arrive.
Chuck
