Day Four: Zimbabwe/Cape TownWe woke super early to cram in some last minute actives before flying out to Cape Town. Incidentally, this afforded us with the opportunity to get some amazing shots of sunrise over the falls:
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We did a (very) early morning elephant back safari. We each rode elephants through the bush and were able to get pretty close to giraffes, zebra etc. After that we were able to interact and feed our elephant. They then served a big breakfast, which of course we couldn’t partake in.
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The Zimbabwe currency was so devalued that that it’s no longer used. Some dollars laying around:
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We had told our driver that we’d be interested in visiting a local village and asked if he could arrange it. So after we got back from the elephant back safari, he took us to his own village and arranged a tour with his village headman.
The village headman took us around his homestead and showed us how they built the bricks and thatching for their houses. He explained casually that they respect the women a lot because they’re very smart and work so hard. They do everything including building the homes and only sometimes do the men help. (Interestingly enough we noticed all over that the females, animal and human alike, work like dogs while the men do basically nothing.)
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He showed us his mother’s kitchen and said they bury the women in the field near their kitchen:
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The village headman with the dish drying rack:
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Bathroom, inside and out:
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Village headman’s house:
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After that we went back to Victoria Falls Airport where we caught a flight to Joburg and then straight to Cape Town. On the way to the hotel we stopped by Avrons to pick up some food, which was really excellent.
We got to our hotel, The Clarendon – Fresnaye, a beautiful boutique hotel located right near Avrons and the Chabad shul. The staff were amazing, super friendly and helpful in every way.
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To be continued...