Category Archives: Zambian Stories

One Sun­day soon after we arrived we were awoken from a mid-afternoon nap by the shouts of chil­dren out­side, and imme­di­ately real­ized from the low rum­ble, almost pres­sure waves rather than audi­ble sound, that per­me­ated the air, that some­thing was … Con­tinue read­ing →

On arrival in Kitwe in July 1966, Arlene and I spent the first 10 days in the brand-new Edin­burgh Hotel, while the com­pany made a house ready for us. What lux­ury – Cray­fish Meu­niere at 15/- (about $US$2.00), and a … Con­tinue read­ing →