Over the Easter holiday, we decided to take a quick trip to Zimbabwe. We didn’t do much planning but thought we
could get away with just winging it…I mean we have lived in Africa for a while,
haven’t we? Can't you just show up to another African country and figure things out?
Well, turns out this is not always the best idea. Things like visas and money and, well, generally figuring out the basics. For example, we arrived to find all the ATMs were no longer working so we
quickly had to run around and rent a tiny (green as you can see from the
pictures) car so we wouldn’t have to deal with cash (since we had none) to get
around. I was nominated to drive since
most rental cars in Africa are manual.
With my trusty navigator by my side (and only killing the car a couple of times since I was a bit out of practice with my manual driving) we made our way to our hotel which, despite
getting rave reviews, turned out to be, well, not so amazing.
In the end (after downing a few gin and tonics), we decided trips that aren't perfect are oftentimes the most memorable. How can you forget falls in the mud, cancelled flights,
running over rocks, mildew smelling rooms, and pangolins? It's always an adventure in Africa which is why we love it!
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