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Zambia, 2003
Victoria Falls- Wider, higher, and I must concede, more scenic than Niagara Falls back home. But
Niagara does ship a much greater volume of water.
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Kanyama, Lusaka, Zambia 2003
Life in Kanyama: Skeletons of cars are common, and some find their resting place in the abundant
randomly dug pits.
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Nairobi, Kenya 2004
Memorial park at the site of the US embassy destroyed by Al-Qaeda bomb, August
1998
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Kabwe, Zambia, 2003
When pioneer missionary explorer David Livingstone arrived, this fig tree was a mustering point for
caravans of slaves. We behold Livingstone's dream realized- no more slavery; it is now a place where free
men catch a taxi.
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Kazungulu ferry, 2003
Crossing the Zambezi River from Botswana to Zambia. Our crossing was safe and pleasant. Several
weeks later an overweight transport truck tilted one of these ferries and slid off, drowning the driver and
18 pedestrian passengers.
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Downtown Lusaka, Zambia, 2003
The fish eagle is Zambia's national symbol. There are a couple of these monuments in the capital,
Lusaka.
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Downtown Lusaka, Zambia, 2003
At first blush the high-rise construction project looks like an encouraging sign of development. However,
construction halted with the end of Kenneth Kaunda's bankrupt socialist government in 1991.
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Kabwe, Zambia, 2003
When Kaunda's government replaced British colonial government in 1964, they appropriated industrial
works like this copper and zinc mining operation. As is usual with socialist/communist governments, the
coveted means of production quickly turned to rust and scrap in their hands.
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Kanyama, Lusaka, Zambia, 2003
My host did a fine job of keeping his office compound clean and green.
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Kanyama, Lusaka, Zambia, 2003
My host kept things tidy within his own walls, but the public land outside was a mess. "That which is
owned by all is neglected by all alike."
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Kanyama, Lusaka, Zambia, 2003
Bathing the olde-fashioned way. My gracious hostess boiled a pot of water every morning to provide me a
hot bath.
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Petuake, Zambia, 2003
Humble new dwellings at Frontline's Covenant College in rural eastern Zambia.
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Petuake, Zambia, 2004
Basic accomodations being constructed for students at Covenant College.
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Petuake, Zambia, 2004
Building a roof in the traditional way- just from local organic materials. The bricks were made just a few
metres away, with clay dug on the spot.
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Nairobi, Kenya, 2004
Most of the transport in Nairobi is done with automobile machines, but some things still get moved the
hard way. And whatever the hardship, the Coca-Cola must get through.
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Nairobi, Kenya, 2004
Come visit where bad drivers reign; it might help you appreciate the service the police render to society by
penalizing bad drivers.
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Nairobi, Kenya, 2004
I was rather intrigued to see such a large concrete structure, apparently straight and true, amid scaffolding
made of crooked wooden poles.
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Mundri, Sudan, 2004
This bridge over the Yei river, is no longer over, but rather in the river. One of the
numerous ruins of war.
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Nuba Mountains, Sudan, 2004
Typical dwellings in the Nuba, where most people live a life of subsistence farming. Decades of war have
made mere survival an achievement, never mind economic development.
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Mundri, Sudan, 2004
Our hired lift, delivering Moru Bibles and other books. The DC-3 is a WW2 vintage American Army
transport; over 1,000 are yet in service in the Third World, many fitted with modern engines as this plane
is.
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Mundri, Sudan, 2004
Our mode of transport into Sudan. We did not take our truck because we are fond of it. There are a lot of
bandits north of Nairobi who would be fond of it, too.
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Nuba Mountains, Sudan, 2004
Market scene in Sudan. The huge gnarly tree is a Baobab. They always grow like that.
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Trekking across Tanzania, 2004
Tanzania and Malawi had numerous mosques.
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Trekking across Tanzania, 2004
Tanzania and Malawi had numerous mosques.
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Trekking across Tanzania, 2004
In addition to mosques, there were many Islamic education centres.
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Guldemond Travel Log
