Monday, Sep 22nd, Kashawe Camp, Zimbabwe

 

Greetings!

A long day of travel, leaving South Africa, with flying, driving, and riding for hours (in two ten-passenger open-air game vehicles) from the front gate of the national park to the Kashawe Camp where OAT operates one of its 3-day stays.  The Kashawe Camp is within the Hwange National Park, which has an area the size of Connecticut.. 

Therefore, the ease with which we saw animals in our previous private reserve is very different here.  Nevertheless, all eyes and senses are out as we bounce down the pot-holed filled dirt road looking for birds and plants and trees we’ve never seen before.  

Once at the Camp, we’re informed that we’ll have nightly visits on the paths between our cabins and the main buildings by all manner of visitors.  All movement at night is escorted. Being prepared to find elephants, buffalo, and other less-threatening residents was made clear  I can’t wait for the stories at breakfast tomorrow morning.  

It’s hard to describe the majesty of the night skies so far away from earthly ambient light.  It’s blacker and the stars are so much brighter.  We’re in the southern hemisphere so no Big Dipper, but we see the Southern Cross.  And the Milky Way looks like a bright white belt between horizons.

To see the photos at the airport and this evening at our camp, click on Monday, Sep 22nd, Kashawe Camp, Zimbabwe.