Sept 26 Flight to Zimbabwe

 Another early morning for breakfast and checked out of our hotel in Johannesburg. About a 1 1/2 hr bus ride to the airport. Left South Africa at 1110 and flew to Victoria Falls Zimbabwe. Had no trouble getting us our Kaza VISAs that we need for dual entry into Zimbabwe. A whole new experience. We were upgraded to a new hotel called Waterfalls Lodge. Beautiful decor with lovely gardens. After a quick Zimbabwean beer we took the shuttle to the local handicraft market. There were many +++ tables and shops of “home made” stone carvings jewelry etc. The people are persistent but not rude. Picked up a cute giraffe statue and we moved on to other shops in the area.  After about an hour we boarded the bus back to the hotel. At 5pm we met up with 7 new travellers from different parts of the states. Nice people but no Emma and Attila. ❤️ lol after our meet and greet we took a bus to a local vegetable market and bought groceries to take to the home of a local women who cooked up a traditional Zimbabwe supper. Most was very good, but as always some things you need to acquire a taste for. They use lots of peanut butter in their cooking. Back to the hotel by 830pm and to my room to relax as tomorrow we will be up before 6am for our last Safari to Chobe National park in Botswana. Zimbabwe is a country with an 84% unemployment rate so we have already witnessed people asking for money and wanting to sell us stuff. However the crime rate is extremely low apparently. One guy wanted to trade Brenda’s socks she was wearing for a statue. lol. It’s adventure for sure. 

My room at the Waterfall Lodge 

Gardens and pool 

First Zimbabwean Beer 

Brenda and Garnet at the local handicraft market 

Me at the entry to the market 

Local Zimbabwean women grinding corn for supper 

Supper at a local home, outside in the yard.