Kadoma Hotel And Conference

Sunday 15th.<br><br>Very late sleep in and breakfast, before setting off on more Harare explorations. This time to a different more up market area, where we bought some more local trinkets and the girls could have a bit of cafe experience.<br><br>This time bought some wire and bead animals that we quite like.<br><br>Had a good drive around the local streets and impressed with an apparent hierarchy of residence, evidenced by the elaborate nature of the ...

Saturday 14th.<br><br>Up early, awakened by Gemma's chooks. Bloody Cockeralls crowing from 6.30am.<br><br>Gemma treats them like pets. I&#8217;d have them in the cooking pot even though they&#8217;re some strange fluffy breed with blue skins.<br><br>Light breakfast then off to explore Harare, a city of remarkable contrasts. There&#8217;s obviously much struggling here but also considerable wealth.<br><br>We went to the farm of Patrick Movras, the internationally famous ...

... and<br>squeezed into any tiny space that wasnt taken up with<br>passangers............<br><br>w e left after 10 minutes...........<br><br>Again<br>the same thing happened .......and we found ourselves back on the<br>street ....watching the bus being driven away by police...............<br>The<br>custome rs by this time had had enough ........being the only white guy<br>and the only tourist ........i wasnt exactly sure what was being said<br>.....but a commotion ensued ...

Hopefully we have not bored you all with these picture but taking two 11 month old lion cubs out for their evening walk adds a totally surreal dimension to a Sunday afternoon stroll. The pictures really speak for themselves, we were both blown away by the experience. The Lions are walked in the game reserve morning and evening to ...

Camping in Africa does have some real advantages, we are parked up and someone wanders over to ask if we want firewood, yes that would be nice results in a huge pile of serious wood lit and ready to enjoy. There is also never a dull moment. Breakfast this morning was interrupted by four young elephants charging through the camping area. Fortunately the campsite ...

We stayed at the Anthelope Park private game ranch where they breed lions and release them into the wild. We had a range of incredible activities interacting with the kings and queens of the jungle - lion feeding, playng with the babies, walking with the ...

Birdland Camp is about 30 km from Harare. It's on a beautiful lake. Some friends of the owner came with their pet - a very cute one month old baby lion. Tonight was also our dres up party. Everybody had bought an outrageous costume for somebody in the group. Mine was a cross between a Spider Woman and Pipi the Long Stocking (one of my favorite children books).

Mood and a half today with nothing going to plan. Headed into Harare central at 9am with the sole objective of doing as much internet as possible. First one we went to was useless. I did however manage to enter in all the details to book our return flights only to have the *******n card declined by Lloyds AGAIN!! Seriously, leave my cards alone. I'm in Africa. I've told you this a million times - STOP FREEZING MY CARDS!! Furious. Second time we've tried to book ...

Oh my goodness... walking with the lion cubs this morning was just the most wonderful experience ever!! Yes I know I said that about the big lions but these little guys were just sooo cute. Really didn't want to have to wake up at 6am. It was so cold during the night I slept in - 2 pairs of socks, leggings, jeans, long trousers, singlet, long sleeve top, cardigan, fleece, balaclava thing, 2 sleep sheets, **** sleeping bag, Katerine's Moroccan blanket and ...

After playing with the cubs the 4 of us plus Sarah and Martin went on a lion walk. Walking out of the camp ground and across the river we wondered through bush until we came across a cage... empty... and there, up ahead on a rock were two very large looking female lions. Hello kitty. Their names are Sahara and Soriah and they're near 2 years old. Sounds like they should be small... they're not. After a briefing - don't crouch at eye level as they'll see you as competition ...