5 February 2008
It’s very difficult getting into Lusaka because the road is so bad, there is a soft patch half way to the tarmac which is always bad in the best of weather.
There is too much rain in Zambia – we can’t get to Chikoloma (25 kilometres West of here) because the road has gone – it may not be repaired until March/April.
There is flooding everywhere and many homes have been destroyed.
Gaz has gone up 120% - now is £48 a bottle – we need 3 bottles for 2 months. We have stopped cooking on gaz and we may have to stop using the gaz frig.
I have remembered how to do hay box cooking from when I was a Girl Guide. It works !!