Kariba MoonRow and RowZambezi
In 2014 an international team of experienced rowers embarked on an ambitious challenge, rowing a section of the Zambezi not yet rowed down, from the eastern end of Lake Kariba to the border with Mozambique, a distance of over 500km, raising funds and awareness for two charities operating in Zambia: Village Water and Conservation Lower Zambezi.
Hamish was both expedition photographer and rower taking part in the adventure.
The expedition entailed a relentless 250km non-stop row across Lake Kariba, through the night illuminated by the “Supermoon”, reaching Kariba Dam in 36 hours. Subsequently, a further 250km journey down the Zambezi to the Mozambique border awaited, navigating up to 60km per day through the Lower Zambezi and treacherous waters inhabited by fierce and dangerously territorial hippos, lurking crocodiles, and unpredictable elephants, among other dangers…
