Zimbabwe

Because we haven’t done much today besides lying next to the swimming pool and buying petrol for the trip tomorrow, it’s maybe time to report that we’ve driven around 3900 km now. The road until now was quite good with fewer potholes than expected. Our car, a VW Polo Vivo 1.6 is doing great so … Continue reading »

The previous night we woke up several times because of the cold nights in Zimbabwe. Luckily we’re staying in a tent with normal beds, so we at least have the comfort of sleeping in a bed. In the morning we left early to visit the Victoria Falls. The entrance fee is quite high ($30 a … Continue reading »

This morning we left Matobo National Park early. We again drove through Bulawayo. We needed petrol but it wasn’t easy to find. In Zimbabwe petrol is not always available. We drove past a lot of petrol stations that didn’t have petrol but we were lucky to find one with petrol. Before we began our trip … Continue reading »

On our way to our new destination: The Matobo National Park, where we were going to stay in a chalet at Maleme Dam, we stopped in Bulawayo to do some groceries and of course to get some meat for a braai. After all the fish in Mozambique it’s now time to eat meat again. After … Continue reading »

We had no idea on how busy the Zimbabwean border was at Mutare, so we left around 7h30. Arriving at the border, we noticed that it was quite calm. Leaving Mozambique and handing in the ‘Temporary Vehicle Input’, was extremely easy and nobody even checked it correctly. At the gate to go to the Zimbabwean … Continue reading »