The route
is to paddle down the Zambezi river starting at Cahora Bassa dam
down to the Indian Ocean, a distance of 630km. We will paddle along
the northern delta and complete the expedition at the small coastal
village of Chinde.
To be an
integral part of the mighty Zambezi river. Enjoy Africa - the bush,
the wildlife, the river, the outdoors! To challenge ourselves
physically and mentally. To participate in the many moods of the
river and mother nature.
Depart
Johannesburg 16 August 2013. Travel through Zimbabwe and Mozambique
to dam wall. Start paddling 19 August 2013. Paddle 60km per day for
10 days camping on banks of river. Arrive at the Indian Ocean 29
August 2013. Celebrations in Beira. Return to Johannesburg via
Zimbabwe.
What, pray
tell, would I buy? There is nothing out here that is not free for
the asking. Can you buy a sunrise? Is there a price to the
exhilaration we feel from the thunderstorm that rages outside?
Nature is the truest democracy, and not the richest man in the
world is served a grander sunset than the
beggar.
-- Michael Furtman
I learned that the richness
of life is found in adventure. . . . It develops self-reliance and
independence. Life then teems with excitement. There is stagnation
only in security.
-- William Orville
Douglas
There is no
rushing a river. When you go there, you go at the pace of the water
and that pace ties you into a flow that is older than life on this
planet. Acceptance of that pace, even for a day, changes us,
reminds us of other rhythms beyond the sound of our own
heartbeats.
-- Jeff Rennicke
