By Barry Lee Brisco
Day 19: Thursday, Oct 23 1997
B a c k t o t h e N e t
Sunrise at Nyati Lodge
To make our mid-morning fight, we depart the hotel at 7am. The streets of the city are full of people, including children walking to school in their English-style school uniforms.
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Halfway to the airport, the meter in our ancient taxi breaks. Rosemary comments, "As long as the engine keeps working!" The driver laughs. At the small airport it is a challenge to find the signs leading to the check-in counter. Departure tax is US$20! We are stunned to find a small business in the airport offering Net access. But at a minimum charge of Z$50 ($US4.50) for 15 minutes I'm not interested. |
 Road sign near Hwange National Park |
Our flight back to Singapore through Jo'berg is uneventful. This vacation has been one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. Typing up this account months later, while a lot of work, has been enjoyable just for the chance to re-live it all over again. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it up. Whether or not the animals we saw will survive for coming generations to enjoy is anyone's guess.
Sunset at Hwange National Park
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