This may just be the last blog entry before we board our final flight.
Our time here in Africa is drawing to a quick close, and Cam and I both cannot believe how quickly the last year away has gone.
Since I last wrote we've been to another 4 countries, and have been busy doing all sorts of fun African things, like being robbed during a little less-than-legal money exchange deal in the street (Entrirely the fault of our tour group leader who was orchestrating the whole thing) and crossing a river that was chest deep, with all our valuables on our heads (like African ladies carrying water containers) - after a flash flood rain shower happened while we were mountain hiking to some caves with ancient paintings.
We've also been riding elephants, visited a crocodile farm, chilled out on a houseboat for a few days, and now here we are at one of the world's seven wonders - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is not nearly as dangerous as every one would have you believe. Granted there is virtually no fuel here, and in the 7 days we've been here, the Zim dollar has gone from being 130 000 to the US dollar to 160 000 - which is awesome for us travellers, but not so for the locals - 70% of whom are out of work - recieving 4000 Zim dollars a month from the government.
Sounds fairly decent untill you realise that a loaf of bread is 150 000 zim dollars.
Is quite weird doing the daily grocery shopping for our truck, dinner costs about 8 million dollars, and takes about 50 years to get out of your bag - as the laregst note they have is 20 000 dollars (ten cents or there abouts).
In other exciting news - Cam sprained the hell out of his ankle in the impromtu river crossing - which has rendered him entirely incapable of doing any of the adventure sports here at falls - but luckily we have a chiropractor on our truck and she has been yelling at him to keep his ankle bandaged - and he bought a walking stick at a souveneir shop - which combined with his new cowboy hat (made from some poor game animal) makes him look like a real tourist twat!
Anyways we've just come from an afternoon of high tea at the Victoria Falls grand hotel, and we're soon off for our first resturaunt meal all trip - so we need to shower and do all the things normal civillised -non-safaring people do before we go out so - everyone take care - and the next time you here from us will probably be at home!
Can't wait to catch up with you all - and hear what you've been doing for the last year!
See you all soon
Lauren
Our time here in Africa is drawing to a quick close, and Cam and I both cannot believe how quickly the last year away has gone.
Since I last wrote we've been to another 4 countries, and have been busy doing all sorts of fun African things, like being robbed during a little less-than-legal money exchange deal in the street (Entrirely the fault of our tour group leader who was orchestrating the whole thing) and crossing a river that was chest deep, with all our valuables on our heads (like African ladies carrying water containers) - after a flash flood rain shower happened while we were mountain hiking to some caves with ancient paintings.
We've also been riding elephants, visited a crocodile farm, chilled out on a houseboat for a few days, and now here we are at one of the world's seven wonders - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is not nearly as dangerous as every one would have you believe. Granted there is virtually no fuel here, and in the 7 days we've been here, the Zim dollar has gone from being 130 000 to the US dollar to 160 000 - which is awesome for us travellers, but not so for the locals - 70% of whom are out of work - recieving 4000 Zim dollars a month from the government.
Sounds fairly decent untill you realise that a loaf of bread is 150 000 zim dollars.
Is quite weird doing the daily grocery shopping for our truck, dinner costs about 8 million dollars, and takes about 50 years to get out of your bag - as the laregst note they have is 20 000 dollars (ten cents or there abouts).
In other exciting news - Cam sprained the hell out of his ankle in the impromtu river crossing - which has rendered him entirely incapable of doing any of the adventure sports here at falls - but luckily we have a chiropractor on our truck and she has been yelling at him to keep his ankle bandaged - and he bought a walking stick at a souveneir shop - which combined with his new cowboy hat (made from some poor game animal) makes him look like a real tourist twat!
Anyways we've just come from an afternoon of high tea at the Victoria Falls grand hotel, and we're soon off for our first resturaunt meal all trip - so we need to shower and do all the things normal civillised -non-safaring people do before we go out so - everyone take care - and the next time you here from us will probably be at home!
Can't wait to catch up with you all - and hear what you've been doing for the last year!
See you all soon
Lauren
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