Part I - The African Adventure
words and photos by: Karl Moser
Ever since I was a kid with a Dancer XS and half a roll, I have always wanted to go to Africa to paddle the Zambezi. My obsession started with the video Wicked Liquid when I was still swimming class III. Over the years I have worn out three copies of Wicked Liquid from constant viewing and reviewing. It wasn’t until this year that I had the travel budget large enough to plan my African adventure.
Karl Moser. To check out more photos, click here
Fueled up by my childhood dream of paddling the Zambezi, I started to formulate a plan for the greatest two months of paddling that Africa can offer. One month of solid paddling on the Nile River in Uganda and three weeks on the Zambezi in Zambia and Zimbabwe. In between would be a logistical nightmare of planes, buses, taxis, and motor-scooters (known to the locals as boda-boda rides).
Karl Moser running Headbanger Falls. To check out more photos, click here
The plan was simple: First, get on a plane in Oregon. 6 airports for 51 hours later, get off a plane in Nairobi, Kenya. From there take a bus 12 hours over the worst paved road known to humans, and then jump on a motor scooter taxi for 45 minutes until I was on the banks of the Nile River. From there, find somebody that kayaks...
Stay tuned for pictures and Part II – The White Nile
Ever since I was a kid with a Dancer XS and half a roll, I have always wanted to go to Africa to paddle the Zambezi. My obsession started with the video Wicked Liquid when I was still swimming class III. Over the years I have worn out three copies of Wicked Liquid from constant viewing and reviewing. It wasn’t until this year that I had the travel budget large enough to plan my African adventure.
Karl Moser. To check out more photos, click here
Fueled up by my childhood dream of paddling the Zambezi, I started to formulate a plan for the greatest two months of paddling that Africa can offer. One month of solid paddling on the Nile River in Uganda and three weeks on the Zambezi in Zambia and Zimbabwe. In between would be a logistical nightmare of planes, buses, taxis, and motor-scooters (known to the locals as boda-boda rides).
Karl Moser running Headbanger Falls. To check out more photos, click here
The plan was simple: First, get on a plane in Oregon. 6 airports for 51 hours later, get off a plane in Nairobi, Kenya. From there take a bus 12 hours over the worst paved road known to humans, and then jump on a motor scooter taxi for 45 minutes until I was on the banks of the Nile River. From there, find somebody that kayaks...
Stay tuned for pictures and Part II – The White Nile
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