Got up early to head for Harare crossing our fingers that Thendo’s bike would start and start it did, it probably does not like crossing borders. As we rode up towards Masvingo we decided to stop on the side of the road for breakfast and a truck driver pulled up and urged us to pack up and move on for safety reasons. 30km down the road we were pulled off for speeding and had to pay a spot fine for doing 116 on a 60km zone. The strangest thing is that this was in the middle of a national road with no residential or any road hazards!
We were read our rights and placed under arrest! Funny thing is they had no vehicles to take us to prison! And now it was our turn to read them the logic act and continued to have breakfast with them right there. (Thendo managed to go for their breakfast scorns!!) they even shared the Intel on the whereabouts of their colleagues and what to look out for all the way to Harare.
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Breakfast with Cops, pity we were not allowed to take pictures of them....wonder why.
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| We rode on to Masvingo and Thendo spotted his German friend Ralf whom he had met a few weeks earlier in the Vaal. Ralf has been travelling Africa for the last 4years on a modified Fire Truck. |
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| After spending a few minutes looking for a battery we decided to move on to Harare and we stopped halfway in Chivhu for lunch. |
As we entered Harare Thendo had yet another incident! He dropped his Galaxy Tab shuttering it into many pieces and now we don’t have Maps!! We have arrived safely in Harare and checked in at the Crowne Plaza. This City is buzzing with activity and it’s amazing that all the shops have re-opened and there’s a refreshing feel about the country. Even Masvingo that felt like a Ghost town 2 years ago is Alive! It’s a far cry to what we witnessed 2 years ago when we were in transit to Malawi and the people seem to have a positive outlook! Really amazing!! Wishing all the Zimbabweans a speedy return to a better life.
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