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The beautiful Chimanimani  
   

The beautiful Chimanimani

After leaving our cave in the morning we followed a river downstream for an hour then walked back along the many waterfalls, miniature gorges and pools it created. Watching Klipspringers and other animals in the park. Chimanimani National Park.
A fading hope

December 18th 2006
The train had stopped. My thin sarong and I had spent the night in a stillborn struggle against the cold night air that blew through the broken window of our compartment. To be awoken by the chattering of a thousand voices was nothing but a well-earned relief. A hodgepodge of odds and ends was offloaded in a commotion of big-mamas, then stowed into already cramped taxis and taken to ... read more
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Zimbabwean Flag The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded ... ... read more
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29th June 2011

Thanks for the memories
Hi Bobbie, Thanks for sharing the photo's and the story. I was there in the 1980's and had a wonderful time. I slept in the same cave, swam in the same streams and pools as you must have. Regards, Brian.
10th May 2012

Chimanimani Is A World Of Wonders
Chimanimani is great.A world of wonders which reveals God's glorly.A vast game,fantastic mountains,fantastic Bridal Veil Falls,fantastic exotic plantatios and afterwards ever green through out the year,so beautiful.I am dreaming to enjoy honeymoon in Chimanimani's unspoiled environment.In addition,I am blessed to be a Chimanimani born.

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