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ZIMBABWE- landlocked country, of 13 million people. Harare is the capital. There are 16 official languages.
Niagra Falls is 167 Feet high, 3,946 wide, and 85,000 volume of water per square foot; Iguacu Falls, 269 feet high, 8,858 wide, and 61,659 volume per square foot; Victoria Falls 351 feet high, 5,698 feet wide, and 38,846 volume of water per square inch.
Robert Mugabe has ruled the country since 1980 when they declared their independence from Great Britain. That was when the country changed its name from Southern Rodesia to Zimbabwe. Cecil Rhodes instigated the British colony in 1923.
Arriving at the lodge on the Zambezi River.....
A view from my room......
My neighbors in the river......
This was the 4th largest river in Africa.....
Arriving at the lodge on the Zambezi River.....A view from my room......My neighbors in the river......This was the 4th largest river in Africa.....
In 1980 there has been a downward spiral of government. In 1998 the infaltion was at 32%. It ran up to 11 million % in 2008. The hyperinflation rate created a 100billion dollar bill. Now the US dollar is the official currency. You can get the US $ from the ATM machines. The government has limited the currency withdrawal to $200/day. The Chinese have been depleating the ATM's and the banks of all of the US dollars.
Colorful shope.....
Victoria Falls is the main attraction in Zimbabwe. It was named a World Heritage Site in 1989.
It covers the Zambia/Zimbabwe border. The Scottish expolorer , David Livingstone named it "The Smoke that Thunders".
Friends in the neighborhood.....
I decided to go crocodile cage diving......
Here's the cage with the mask and regulator that was lowered into the crockodile pool
Getting ready
Last words of assurance......
Loweringdown....better keep that hand in the cage.....
Coming to meet me......
Decided to rest this one out......
Friends we met in the neighborhood....
See no evil - Speak no evil - Hear no evil
Goodbye to new friends.....
Reflecting the Falls......
One last sunset on the Zambezi.........
Friends in the neighborhood.....I decided to go crocodile cage diving......Here's the cage with the mask and regulator that was lowered into the crockodile poolGetting readyLast words of assurance......Loweringdown....better keep that hand in the cage.....Coming to meet me......Decided to rest this one out......Friends we met in the neighborhood....See no evil - Speak no evil - Hear no evilGoodbye to new friends.....Reflecting the Falls......One last sunset on the Zambezi.........
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