The plan was to go to Mana Pools but all three bridges have been washed away so will head to Harare.
The traffic wasn't to bad and it took just over five hours, overtaking is difficult, plus the Troopy has no power so I putz along at 80kmph. Went to a country club to grab some lunch and get our bearings and then headed about 30 km outside of Harare to a lake to camp.
Following day went to Toyota to get a service and no luck ,have to bring it in tomorrow. Found a nice place in Harare which is owned by Deon and Martha which has a pool and self catering rooms or they make you dinner ,which we opted for. They owned three farms and they were all taken away from them from 2000 to 2010, the first two was a violent take over and the third was done through the courts. They lost everything, he got quite emotional telling me about it. He was part of the documentary Mugabe and the White Farmers which I happened to see in Seattle years ago. I had asked him if he knew about the documentary and then he told me " the rest of the story". So sad, but the guy is amazing ,he holds no grudge and seeks no revenge but still has a court case going on about it to this day.
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