Despite the sour weather and power issues during our first try, Gonarezhou is definitely on our list of places we'd love to see again. Next time we'll hit the northern part, including the famous Chilojo cliffs. Though not all of the animals advertised themselves well, we did enjoy the curious ones we met and the landscapes we took in. The mostly-dry Mwenezi riverbed proved to be a gorgeous landscape for our enthusiastic eyes. Meet some of the beauty we found in the Low-Veld of Zimbabwe:
Meet the Mwenezi. Just two weeks after our visit, this region is sure to look entirely different. Rain makes all the difference!
Much of the vegetation in Gonarzhou proves that this piece of land holds more elephants per square meter than any other natural habitat in the world. Broken limbs, pulled away bark, and stunted height is a dead giveaway.
Famous nyala and impala litter the landscape, as do tortoises.
We arrived at a good time of year- these ditches (they look innocent, but don't be fooled) are now impassable to a car our size.
Termite mounds everywhere!
Friend Ryan stretches his arms as we begin walking along the Samelema Gorge.
A ladder made of wire and logs helps us into the riverbed surrounding the gorge.
Here Ryan gets out of the car in lion territory to move branches from our path... very quickly.
Next to a baobab, Jonas gets a dose of bug spray. This is a high malarial area, even in the dry season.
The national park provides occasional look-out points over the river basin. Here a cemented stone wall sits on the edge of a cliff under a thatched roof.
A pair of giraffes- the most curious animals!
These lion tracks look small, but don't be fooled. They were as big as my hand.
Baboons (above) and impala wake us from behind our cabin.
