Walking on water!

Day 211 - Farewell strange country

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January 29th 2007
We were pleased to leave Zimbabwe and in fact leaving it is a genuine highlight - crossing the Vic Falls bridge into Zambia. We had a 6 hour drive to Lake Kariba where we are spending 2 nights aboard a houseboat. The boat only has 2 double rooms so we had to draw lots for them. Luckily, or so we thought at the time, Gemma picked one out of the hat. We chugged along over to the other side of the ... read more

Africa » Zimbabwe » Victoria Falls

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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