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BRIDGING THE GAP

Since we’ve left Lubumbashi it’s been tough going, with bridges washed away and roads broken. That is why we took a 150km detour through a cattle ranch. Then it started to rain, big fat heavy raindrops pelting against the windscreens.

Now back on the national road, we find it in a whole different state of chaos – mud craters, trenches, erosion cavities and water. Lots of it. Drive too fast or too slow and you’re in trouble. Winching, pushing and digging. It’s late afternoon and we’ve started to look for a campsite. Then the road throws another challenge at us: a broken bridge. Bruce clambers down to

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