Lunga River
Zambia
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We arrived at the Lunga River Saturday, November 10 by helicopter, and made the short drive to the lodge. We were grateful to find that the bedroom and bathroom were fully enclosed, which they were not in Busanga. So we didn’t have to battle the hundreds (thousands?) of moths and bugs that invaded our room in Busanga. Unfortunately, being on the river, we discovered frogs in the shower and big flat ugly looking wall spiders, which liked to hide behind the mirrors. Brian was a busy guy clearing out the room every day of our unwanted guests. He was great! We were the only guests in the lodge, closing it as the final guests of the season (Busanga too!).
We arrived at the Lunga River Saturday, November 10 by helicopter, and made the short drive to the lodge. We were grateful to find that the bedroom and bathroom were fully enclosed, which they were not in Busanga. So we didn’t have to battle the hundreds (thousands?) of moths and bugs that invaded our room in Busanga. Unfortunately, being on the river, we discovered frogs in the shower and big flat ugly looking wall spiders, which liked to hide behind the mirrors. Brian was a busy guy clearing out the room every day of our unwanted guests. He was great! We were the only guests in the lodge, closing it as the final guests of the season (Busanga too!). 
There were many hippo, birds, puku, duiker and other small animals, but the big game seems to have gone on vacation. It was 3 fairly dry days of game viewing, and several days of wet weather. We were on a night drive on Sunday, November 11 when a torrential rain storm came suddenly upon us, complete with thunder and lightening. We all donned heavy rain ponchos and our driver sped through the bush in the pitch black night at what felt like about 60 mph, trying to get back to the lodge before the ruts in the “roads” filled up and we couldn’t get through. It was terrifying! Susan put her head down, thinking “well, at least we got the wills organized and the kids know where everything is!”
Here is a picture of us at the rapids on the Lunga River. Susan fished off the boat for about ½ hour with hippos hovering about 40 feet away. The guide, getting concerned at one point, came back on the boat and revved up the engine to make them halt their advance.The last night we were in camp a black mamba snake of considerable size slithered its way onto the bar’s deck. There was great excitement and much ado about getting it relocated. It has been quite an experience so far! Stay tuned.
