It’s officially been over a month since I first arrived in Zimbabwe.…time has flown and yet Europe already feels like worlds away. The last few weeks have been a time of learning, discovering and exploring for me.
Learning about…well everything. Like…
*what to do if a hippo capsizes your raft
*how to spot camouflaged animals in the bush (still a lot of work to be done there)
*when to smile rather than massively mispronounce ndebele words
*how to drive in soft gusu sand
*how to work ‘from home’
*how to survive without cash
Discovering more things than I can think of listing…
*that my fear of hippos really helps me paddle faster
*that a bed time of 8:30pm is very ok
*that spicy biltong is a driving hazard
*that there’s no such thing as too much mosquito spray
*that it’s tough working on my own
*that plans are always made to be changed
*that my singing doesn’t get any better even when road tripping on my own in a big wobbly safari vehicle
*that outdoor showers and toilets are really the best
*that good chocolate does exist in Zimbabwe (Cadbury’s Lunch Bar has saved my life a few times)
*that monkeys like to spy on you while you are sleeping
Exploring the small and big things that Zimbabwe has to offer like…
*beautiful lodges and landscapes, night skies and sunrises
*the bush, its wildlife, colours and noises
*amazing sunsets on the Zambezi
*close animals encounters (when they are just as surprised to see you as you are to see them!)
*the insect kingdom - there are MANY I have never seen before in my life
*the mighty and very beautiful Zambezi river from the bottom of the gorge and while riding its (bumpy) rapids
*all the best pizza spots…in Bulawayo, Victoria Falls and Bomani. So far the winner goes to Bomani!
I still have so much I want to explore, so much I hope to discover, and so incredibly much I still need to learn...
Here’s to a mushe in the bushe festive season to all of you and wishing you an incredible start to 2020!
With all my love x
Happy New Year Han! Hope it brings you lots more love, fun and adventures and more importantly, lots of happiness! Well done on everything you have achieved so far, you're such a hero :-) xxx
Happy new year Hannah & Dan. Hugs,
That 🎄 is the best! Sending big love from Birmingham as 2019 becomes 2020. Proud of you choue xxx
Joyeux Noël Han, we miss you! Sounds like your Christmas will be very different to ours... Great post and amazing picture at the start! Glad you are experiencing so many new things... Hope you find some better chocolatay but at least you have decent pizza... Gros bisous !