The GPS road tracklog
from the border to Water point
from 2018/12/15 to 2018/12/15
Zimbabwe is presented by Wikipedia,
here
Water Lilies
At the border post of Mozambique at Machipanda my passport received the
exit stamp of Mozambique and, the exportation voucher as well as
counterfoil of the carnet de passage en douane were duly filled and
stamped. The procedure lasted approximately twenty minutes with an
attempt understood. Further at the border post of Zimbabwe, the trucks
rubbed down the road. The procedure was longer for the visa as for the
carnet de passage en douane which unknown were appointed. The visa cost
$30 and taxes $20. I left the border zone at the end of one hour. As
well on the Mozambique side as on the Zimbabwe side the queue of trucks
was long several kilometers. The A3 road bound for Harare is with toll.
On my way I decided not to go up to Harare. Consequently I stopped away
from the road close to a covered pond with water lilies at the bottom of a
rock indicating the height of water. I saw Nessie, the monster of the Loch
Ness, which showed its head. Of course I did not venture my truck at the
edge of the marshy pond! There I remained two nights to finalize my journey
into Zimbabwe.
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The GPS road tracklog
from Water point to Hahare
from 2018/12/17 to 2018/12/jj
Harare, It's small World camping
Monday, December 17 while arriving at Harare I reserved my camp-sites in
the parks which I would visit in spite of the rainy season by hoping
that the tracks will not be mud pits. I was going to Mercedes-Benz to
confirm my go following day for the revision of the 155,000 km. Then I
made shopping at the close shopping center. Finally I was going to pose
to me in It's small World camp-site. Harare is a very populous and very
vast city of orthogonal form enjoying a pleasant climate at
approximately 1500 meters of altitude.
The GPS road tracklog
from Harare to Hahare-2
from 2018/12/18 to 2018/12/18
Harare, It's small World camping-2
Tuesday, December 18 at 7:30 I was in front of “the door of the garage”
of Mercedes-Benz for the maintenance of my vehicle which I took delivery
of around 15:00. I occupied this period of time to read my emails on my
Smartphone with the Wi-Fi connection of M-B and while walking
neighborhood. While leaving I had plan to visit the National Heroes'
Acre built with the assistance of the North Korea. Alas I was satisfied
to see only the entrance gate of the site. Indeed to pay homage to the
heroes it is necessary to pay cash US$10 for the foreigners, not by bank
card knowing that ATMs give the fiduciary currency with parsimony by
making a queue in front of ATMs. At the same time a violent storm fell
down on Harare. Consequently I decided to go to bivouac in second It's
small world campsite, a little less skimped than the precedent. By
working with my site I received a sms of HSBC informing me of doubtful
transactions with my Visa Infinite card. By telephone I pointed the
transactions with a person of HSBC France. Indeed transactions in rupees
had been made in New Delhi; I do not have the ability to be everywhere
at once! We decided the setting in opposition of my Visa Infinite card.
Where is the error?
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The GPS road tracklog
from Hahare to en route
from 2018/12/19 to 2018/12/19
En route A1, wild camp
Wednesday, December 19 I paid two visits of museum before leaving
Harare. Gallery Delta is at approximately 800 meters from It's small
world-2; I went there on foot as of the opening at 8:00. It occupies the
old house of the painter Robert Paul. Exhibited works testify to the
addiction for the bright colors. I took my vehicle to go to visit the
National Gallery of Zimbabwe which exhibited works by artists having
well-established and some awarded an oscar to. The topic is contemporary
humanity, its parental relations or not and its report with death. I
present those which held my attention. More attaching is that which
makes it possible to enter the gallery of the page: I am left with
the dead/ only the dead are left. Around midday I left Harare for
Mana Pools National Park registered with the inheritance world of
humanity. After having traversed nearly 300 km on the A1 road towards
the west I stopped with about fifty meters of the road to establish my
bivouac surrounded by not very savage antelopes. I spent a peaceful
night in spite of the noisy traffic of the heavy trucks in the two
directions. The A1 road is the way connecting the two capitals, Harare
and Lusaka.
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The GPS road tracklog
from en route to Mana Pools
from 2018/12/20 to 2018/12/20
Mana Pools
Thursday, December 20 I entered Mana Pools, wiki
here
as of the opening of the gates at 6:00, at 8:30 I was at the
office of reception for my inscription on the registers and the payment
of US$10 for the vehicle. I installed my bivouac, for four days, at the edge of the
Zambezi river, natural border with Zambia.
The GPS road tracklog
from Mana Pools to Mana Pools
from 2018/12/21 to 2018/12/21
Friday, December 21 I left for photo hunting the wild animals in freedom
in the park without fence. Moreover while returning to take to my shower
at 5:30 an hippopotamus grazed neighborhood of my truck. I was walking
with precaution not to disturb its breakfast, it is a dangerous animal.
My picture harvest was interesting without more because I do not see the
predators. On the other hand I was lucky to see an elephant drawn up on
its back legs to take branches in a tree; alas the lens of my camera was
the 200-500 mm, I have not time to change it for the 70-200mm or best
the 24-70mm. I tallied it in the middle of its body to have it upright.
The GPS road tracklog
from Mana Pools to Mana Pools
from 2018/12/22 to 2018/12/22
Saturday the 22nd I returned to Mana to river mouth in the hope of
seeing the predators que nenni. Of course there were hippopotamuses and
especially many birds of all species. I decided to go towards the west
of the Zambezi. On the way I met a couple of Zimbabweans who had seen
there four days ago a pack of 16 painted dogs. In the east I saw only
elephants. I returned vexed to the camping.
The GPS road tracklog
from Mana Pools to Mana Pools
from 2018/12/23 to 2018/12/23
Sunday the 23rd, get up early, I left towards the great west of the
park, Vundu Point, in the hope of seeing the pack of painted dogs. I
traversed 54 km without seeing neither the dogs nor the lions. Only
elephants and many birds. The visit of Mana Pools NP, 124 km in three
days, finished out of water of roll! I installed the shieldings against
the bugs to prevent the monkeys from penetrating in the cabin in search
of food. I had made them make in Pleasant Valley RV Park,
here.
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Ecran de protection contre les bugs mais aussi contre les singes,
Shielding against bugs but also against monkeys |