We again woke to a big chill in the air and the grass trimmed with frost – and no electricity. Clearly this is a common occurrence, as the house is full of candles and a gas stove, so we still had our favourite condensed milk coffee. This was still a lot better than trying to get going in a cold campsite, without warm water.
We spent the morning reading outside in the sun, where it is warm and protected from the wind. After a lazy morning we took a walk up to the hotel for lunch. It is very colonial, a bit like having lunch at Jo’burg Country Club, with a good view.
After lunch we went for a walk around the golf course, into the forest and around the dams. Gray tripped over a branch and then told the rest of us to watch out for a hole in the ground, while looking for it, Ga tripped into it and fell flat on his face, much to the hysterics from the rest of us. It is very beautiful here and I can why it is a popular spot for weekends and holidays, especially for people living in Harare.
After our walk it was time to head home and a big fire. Although it is warm in the sun, as soon as the sun starts to set the temperature plummets. I decided that instead of trying to braai chicken inside, curry would be good idea and so I got a big pot bubbling on the stove. We discovered that the Tour de France is on and we watched some highlights on TV, this is one of my favourite events of the year, and I was sorry to have missed it. We had a few giggles as we realised that on some of the stages the cyclists were faster, than some of our stages on the roads in Zambia and Tanzania.
Curry was perfect for the cold night and then an episode of CSI and off to a warm cosy bed. It’s amazing how easily one can slip back into normality.
View of the dam from the forest
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