Holiday Inn Harare
Samora Machel Avenue, P.O. Box 7 Harare, Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe: Welcome to the World of Mugabe
There is a joke I heard while in Zimbabwe. "If you see a queue, you join it. Once you are in it, you ask what you are queuing for. If you need it, you stay. If you don't, you leave." This is a country that has learned how to line up and wait. While in Harare, I saw lines over 200 metres long where people stood for hours so they could buy their …
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The Big House of Stone
... of the jeep. So we followed him into the bush and after a quick inspection of a massive pile of poo, we found two white rhino. Such a great experience but didn't stop shaking for ages. Had our photos taken in front of the Rhinos before returning quickly to the safety of the truck. After this we visited Cecil Rhodes grave on top of a big outcrop with amazing 360 degree views before going to a cave to look at bushmans drawing that are thought to be 2000 ...
Very Long Day!
... at the airport without any delays and said goodbye to our wonderful brother-in-law Barry. Our United Airlines rep was very pleasant and helpful, but she was unable to log into South Africa Air to change our seats for us. After going through security we had burgers, beer and a margarita at Ruby Tuesday. My turkey burger was really good. We strolled towards our gate only to hear our names being called over the intercom. I guess that the 2:00 boarding time on our ...
Throw Momma from the train...
... burn. Other pressures include a massive industry in charcoal production, which is understandable as it is one of the few ways that the rural poor here can make a few Kwacha. However this appears to be ad-hoc and un-managed.
In Tanzania the government has made it illegal to be found taking green timber out of the wood, so the locals get round this by hacking off branches and leaving them to dry in situ. It seems an unwritten rule that you don't take someone else's ...
The 1st 872km from Harare - Vic Falls
Managed to get away at 5:15am and out of Harare before any traffic. The truck was going well but did not seem to want to get over 62km/h. Just before Chegutu at around 98km, I stopped and checked all the wheel nuts. I texted Muzza about the speed thing and he suggested I try and adjust the throttle. Stopping along the road in the town of Chegutu, I jacked the cab up and Muzza talked me through the adjustment. This turned out to be a mission, not ...



