Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

From Chobe it’s a short drive to the Zimbabwian border. Our guides have prepared all the paper work we need, they are with us at the border and help us through the endless formalities. We are bringing our RV’s into Zimbabwe, so the paper work needed to “import” the cars is complicated. But again, all went well and pretty smoothly. There is lot’s of noise in the building from locals talking very loudly, to the echo from the many stampings of passports, gate passes, and other essential papers. Of interest is, that we, as Canadian Citizens, had to pay a $75.00 entry visa, where the Swiss and Germans only had to fork up $30.00. I guess Mr. Mugabe doesn’t particularly like the US and I guess Canada is just an extension of the US!!!

Zambia is a very poor country. 80% unemployment!!

The poverty is more apparent than in Botswana, and locals keep pursuing us with their “goods”.

Along the way we see much smoke. Grass fires are everywhere in Africa. Sometimes they are caused by lightning, sometimes they are done on purpose to regenerate the underbrush. Sometimes the locals start fires to make a barrier between them and the wild life, out of protections so to speak. This is not only done in Zimbabwe, but also common in other African countries.

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We end up in Victoria Falls, where we will visit the falls the next day.