Days 44 thru 46 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) The road from Masvingo to Mutare was surprisingly well kept, in comparison to the road conditions we have experienced elsewhere in Zimbabwe. It might be because of a toll system in place, pretty much at random as far as I can tell. Each time we go through…

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Days 41 thru 43 (Dan’s comments are italicized) We left Bulawayo and headed eastward in our little car, toward Masvingo (the gateway to Great Zimbabwe). It’s a 280 km journey and I was shocked to note that the hills were granite all the way along! It shocks me even more that I’ve driven this road…

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Days 38 thru 40 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) What I find so fascinating about Africa is its huge range of ecosystems and biology. We have taken thousands of photos of around 100 different animals during our safaris, and seen a hundred more that we did not take pictures of. Another example is that UNESCO cites…

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Days 36 and 37 (Dan’s comments are italicized) We know we’re away from the beaten track as we’ve not had a single person ask us to buy some memento or other; in fact, I’ve not seen any mementos to buy! It’s actually very pleasant not to be hassled. I was last here in 1987, when…

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Days 34 and 35 (Dan’s comments are italicized) The bus trip…😱…oh the bus trip!! I’d been looking at photos of the luxury buses and truly believed all would go well. I couldn’t believe the low cost of such luxury ($15 each to go 434 kilometers or 270 miles)! Then I saw our old, dilapidated bus…

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People have complained that they can’t comment on our posts so I asked Nita how she’s able to; you have to sign up on the site first and then you can comment. Looking forward to hearing from you all. 😁

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Days 31 thru 33 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Because of our sublime experience at Chobe game park, we decided anything else would be disappointing so we left early the next morning for Zimbabwe. Again, we asked Tefo if he knew someone who did Kasane to Vic Falls transfers and, lo and behold, we found out…

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Days 28 thru 30 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) When we met Ashok earlier in the week, he told us about Sue, the daughter of the second warden of Chobe National Park. Sue is currently the owner of Chobe Crocodile Farm. According to Ashok, she was scaring away baboons with a pepper shot shotgun and accidentally…

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Days 24 thru 27 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We visited Kasane exactly one year ago, and were so impressed that we actually planned our return here. We immediately visited our favorite restaurant Pizza Plus Coffee & Curry, Kasane’s best restaurant, 14 years and running (according to the owner, Ashok). We were fortunate to have met…

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(Dan’s comments are italicized) I’ve been ‘wild camping’ in the Okavango Delta five times over the years (the first time in 1986 at the age of 27; this last time in 2025 at the age of 66) and it never gets old!! It fascinates me that I could be watching some of the same elephants…

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