Zimbabwe: back to Bulawayo

Lucky me, I got a lift all the way from Harare to Bulawayo. A lift doesn't mean that it's free but as I was in a private car it was about half of the time I would have spent in a bus.

A "white" Zimbabwean, Brian and a lady soon to be married to a German man, were my company. They were really very nice and we had a good talk. Brian was very helpful trying to find an accommodation for me. I had booked a double room in "Packers Rest", now "Packers Paradise", but the girl who should have shared the room with me (I met her in Harare) had contacted me in the morning to inform me that she would arrive a day later. So I stayed at "Burkes Paradise" which is a really very nice place and Norman and Christine are just lovely. I had a good night there. For the 2nd night I returned to "Packers Paradise" which I actually didn't want to do but I didn't know how I could get in contact with the other girl.

I wanted to see Matobo but the company wanted to charge me USD 120, that is a little too much for a one day trip. I am sure that I will see some rock paintings somewhere else. I then decided to wait for the girl and the following day we hitch hiked (3 hours for about 20ks) to the Khami Ruins. We got on the minibus, walked, got a ride with a carriage and 3 donkeys and walked the rest. Back home we had more luck and it didn't take that long so that I could still catch a lift to Victoria Falls.