During the night there had been a couple of quite severe electrical storms, with lashing rain, quite entertaining, but I would have preferred the sleep. It was quite a surprise to see so little standing water in camp at reveille.
Over breakfast, Trevor suggested a do-your-own-thing group 4x4 trip up the mountain to Livingstonia, a settlement founded by Dr. Robert Laws, to celebrate and further the work of David Livingstone, and quite an amazing place. Apart from schools and church (very Scottish Presbyterian), there are a technical college, hospital and university, as well as housing for the employees of those institutions.
Trevor brokered a deal with some village lads to take us up the steep, 20-hairpinned 'road' in a Land Rover Defender of dubious vintage. A fun day costing $15 per head. It would have cost more at Blackpool or Atlantic City and been tamer. In truth, the Defender was little short of a wreck. Standing was the best option in the back. Those seated had a difficult ride indeed.
Also squeezed into the day were the waterfall and a lovely lunch, knocked up from scratch in double-quick time by a most affable lady who lived in Bournemouth not so long ago.
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