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 The View From Above by Bwana_Brown
Located near Kanona, the falls can be reached by a short drive to the south off the main highway. In this very scenic area of hills, the Kaombe River falls 70-m (220-ft) into a gorge, breaking into smaller veils of spray as it does so. We did not have time to visit the deep swimming pool at the foot of the falls or its picnic site, but it made for a great break in the drive!
If you look closely at the photo, you can see, between two trees at the centre-bottom of the photo, an Australian hitch-hiker that we had picked up to help him on his way to Tanzania! Leave a Comment Directions: Only a few miles north of the famous Luangwa Valley South Game Park, about half-way between Kapiri Mposhi and Mpika.
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 Old Chilubula Mission Site by Bwana_Brown
Here, Dupont established the Chilubula Mission to convert the war-like Bemba people to Christianity. He used unusual techniques like taking the young students on hunting expeditions while giving them the catechism as they went along! His non-stop energy, medical skills and authoritarian manner impressed the local Bemba chiefs and they accepted him into their circle. The turning point in his relations with the Bemba came in 1898, when the paramount chief died after telling Dupont that he wanted him to be his successor! Taking the chief at his word, Dupont declared himself the inheritor of the chief's wives and children.
Using his considerable influence, Dupont was able to get the lesser Bemba chiefs to pledge their allegiance to the British authorities, who were trying to exert their control over modern-day Zambia and Malawi at that time. In gratitude, the British gave him temporary power as a Native Authority, with jurisdiction over all villages within ten miles of Chilubula.
When we were there, the old Mission was immaculately kept, although no longer used very often. Leave a Comment Directions: Very close to Kasama
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 At the Edge - Looking Upriver by Bwana_Brown
Along the 6-mile stretch of river here, the elevation (including the 700-foot waterfall) drops by 3000 feet to the level of Lake Tanganyika.
Other than the small concrete viewing platform that allows you to almost 'hang' out over the abyss, there were no other barriers at all when I visited this site. There were also no other tourists, making it all the more special to enjoy the majesty of this site and listen to the roar of the water from the gorge below. Judging from recent reports that I have read, the isolated and 'all-to-yourself' situation has not changed much in the 30 years since I was there! Leave a Comment Directions: Not far from Mbala
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 Approaching Kalambo Falls by Bwana_Brown
It was really exhilarating to stand so close to the edge of such a dramatic drop and watch the water pour over the edge! The moist climate in the forest at the foot of the falls also makes this a breeding location for Africa's famous Maribou Storks! Leave a Comment
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 Jumping into Space by Bwana_Brown
It was quite a rush to stand so close to a drop-off of this magnitude!
This photo also shows the gorge through which the River runs for the last few miles before it reaches Lake Tanganyika. The headland on the left is Zambia and is roughly from where you begin your walk toward the falls. Leave a Comment
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 First Sighting of Kalambo
Falls by Bwana_Brown
This photo shows the first view of the Falls that you will get as you start the trail walk along the edge of the gorge. In all my travels since, this is still one of the most impressive sights that I have ever seen (along with Victoria Falls, the Grand Canyon, the Canadian Rocky Mountains and Ireland's Cliffs of Moher)! Leave a Comment Directions: On the Zambia-Tanzania border at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika
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 Lake Tanganyika Shore at
Mpulungu by Bwana_Brown
The temperature was much hotter at this lower elevation and the pace of life was very easy-going! We took some walks along the stoney shore of this fabled lake, the 2nd deepest in the world at 4700 feet (1430 m), to see if we could cool off a bit! Of course, the great depth is the result of plate tectonics as the Kenya/Somali section gradually breaks free of the remainder of Africa.
Some of the village huts of Mpulungu can be seen on the distant point in the photo. Leave a Comment Directions: About 25 miles (40 km) from Mbala, which is located on the escarpment high above the lake.
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 Abandoned Niamkolo Church by Bwana_Brown
It's demise came in 1906 when an outbreak of sleeping sickness forced the construction of a new church 10 miles inland and away from the tsetse flies of the coast. Leave a Comment Directions: Mpulungu on the shore of Lake Tanganyika
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 With My Buddy from Nova Scotia by Bwana_Brown
Laurence's wife had had a baby girl six days earlier, so we helped him celebrate the great event during our evening stop-over!
The current in the Lwombe was flowing well, because I normally did not do too much swimming or wading unless the water was moving fast. This was because of the Bilharzia parasite (schistosomiasis) from snails that infested still-water and would invade your bloodstream through your skin. Once in the body, the parasites lay 200-3000 eggs per day for the duration of their 5-year life span! I did catch the disease at one stage, but took some pills to clean the old system out!! Leave a Comment
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 Catholic Church at Chilubula by Bwana_Brown
Dupont's authoritarian manner and total integration into the ways of the Bemba eventually led to conflict with the Church authorities in Europe, leading to his forced resignation in 1911. After spending a few years in France, he retired to Tunisia where he spent the remainder of his life until his death in 1930, aged 80-years.
In 1997, on the centenary of his consecration in Chilubula, plans were made to return his remains to Zambia. In December, 2000 'Bwana Moto Moto' was interred at the church he had built almost 100-years earlier in his distant 'homeland'. Leave a Comment Directions: Near Kasama
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