Kariba Town is on the Zimbabwe side of Lake Kariba. Part of the Zambezi river, it is considered the world’s largest man-made lake by volume. A dam was constructed in the Kariba gorge for hydroelectric purposes which affected the home of the local river god “Nyami Nyami.” Literally translated the name means “meat meat.” Idk…anyways, the lake is beautiful but the wildlife is even more so! I got to camp by myself, again, which means all the animal sightings were seen only by me and the few staff that was around. Kariba Town is known for the heat and said to be the hottest place in Zimbabwe. Well I can tell you when the sun woke me up at 6:30am after cracking the horizon for about 15 minutes, I immediately thought of swimming in the lake,
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