Solo motorcycle ride in TORRENTIAL rain in Zambia - EP. 106

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May 12, 2026
This video is from my solo motorcycle ride across Zambia. On the road from Chingola to Lusaka I was caught by torrential rains. Luckily, it was just the end of the rainy season and soon after I could enjoy the sun and camping again.
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Time to leave Copperbelt
I'm going back to Lusaka
I've got some stuff to do, I need to service Julie, I need to
Extend my visa and lots of stuff
Just organize myself again
Yeah, so hopefully this beautiful weather
Why my life is like this is like rain
Everywhere
I think this is
Time to put my
Rain jacket on
It just doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime
You can see the rain starts there
In the west, there's still a long way to go
Right, Julie
Not a perfect day for riding
But what do you do, right?
Part of the experience, I guess
So, as you can see
The weather is so crap
This is quite tiring
To ride in weather like this
But you know what the worst thing is?
Not the
Not that it's wet or the road is bumpy
It's trucks but that's
There is a lot of lightning
Happening
And this is my paranoia
There's so many
People are struck by lightning
And there's like every time I'm riding
In weather like this, I'm
Scared that it's gonna happen to me
So I think I'm just
Gonna reconsider my mileage for today
I've got around 200 kilometers to go
But it's just, I don't think I'll continue
Let's see if there's any other
Villages along the way
With hotels
Definitely it's not a camping weather
Crowded
Recording
It's just worse and worse
What's this sign says?
Oh
I'm in this village
Oh, okay
Am I going the right way?
Okay, there is accommodation in this village
That's a good sign
Be better
All right, I've got one kilometer to go
And my accommodation should be somewhere here
180 meters
On the right hand side
Restaurant
Nightclub, wow
That's fancy
Lodge
Yes, that's the one
Okay
We're gonna go in the
Reception here
Oh, wow
Thank you for
A cheap
And drive
I have enough riding for today
That's it, no more
Really?
I'll cover you now and you can rest
Well done
The restaurant here doesn't have
Food
So I'm going for my emergency stash
This is like my favorite tuna salad
I can't believe I found it in Zambia
So that's dinner for tonight
So this one is called Mediterranean
Salad
It's very fancy
I love it
It's so nice when it's not raining
My clothes are still
Wet but that's okay
They will dry quite soon
So I'm heading to Lusaka
Well, actually I'm not heading to Lusaka today
I will be camping
Hopefully
I will be camping somewhere
Along the way
And tomorrow I'll arrive to Lusaka
On this farm
I believe
There's like a camping ground
So let's check it out
I'm after camping
Sorry?
Camping
Camping?
Yeah, is it open?
I think first you can go
Reception is this way
Okay
This place is big
Yeah, it is
So nice
I've never heard of it before
Hello, how are you?
I think this is the spot
It feels so good to camp again
It's been months
Really
That long
Always find an excuse for bad weather
But today I didn't have rain
And I found this like really premium spot
Spot under this tree
See?
Chill is happy
I'm happy
Happy days
Really feels nice to camp again
Look at these fruits
What are they?
Does anyone know?
Never seen them before
Hello lovely cows
What's been happening today?
How's your day going?
What's kicking, chicken?
This place is awesome
So they've got
Camping
They've got lodge
They've got their own butchery
So I ordered
This beautiful
Filet
Oh my God, love is so good
When you have nice food on your plate
Definitely better than canned sardines
Yeah, for sure
It's bedtime
Good night
