day 12
Sorry but some of the posts have got a bit out of order because I get a bit too keen to tell you about the fantastic sights we are seeing.
Day 12 was not really about the sights but the location and accommodation again. Having left Barney and Fred’s place we arrived at what was termed a luxury camp site.
Julie and I had seen pictures of ‘glamping’ type tents and this version in Zimbabawe was not quite up to Goodwood standard. The tents were just that, green army type tents complete with a hole in the ground and a bucket of water on a string for the shower. Unfortunately our bucket did not have any string so that did not work so well.
The big plus was the tents did have very comfortable beds and even a turn down service complete with a hot water bottle and chocolate.
The camp chief produced a truly remarkable meal all cooked on open fires and we were treated to some national dancing by the staff. This time we did not have to join in. Zimbabwe has been saved from my dad dancing routine.
The night was really cold but comfortable. In the morning all the boys meet up to have a ‘mine is bigger than yours’ competition. As with most boys ’size’ competitions there was a fair bit of exaggeration going on. In the end a dead heat was announced we had all had ’the biggest spider in the world’ in our tents.
This is the first time Julie and I have camped and I must say we really enjoyed it.
The roads in Zimbabwe are all tarmac which is just as well as we were travelling on their A roads but the surfaces are unreal. You have to watch every foot of it in case you disappear down a pothole. There are police check points about every 100km. As we were always in the middle of the rally we did not have too many problems.
The cars are all still going well, some too well and setting a blistering pace.
We leave our camp site to drive to the luxury of The Victoria Falls Hotel.
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