Headed back to Africa in 2016! <<Photos now posted starting P2>>

[Rob]

There is never much conversation about Mugabe... 

Chattaronga is South African based.  They have to partner 50/50 with a Zimbabwe national to do business there.  They found a great guy to partner with (Vexford Safari's) and have been with them for several years now.  Been a good deal for all parties.

[Gringo31]

Loved the read!

Thanks 

[Bob33]

Fascinating tales. Congratulations to you and your father. I'm sure the trip will be remembered fondly forever.

[bearpaw]

Thanks for the photos and stories, I especially enjoyed the small details about everything, thanks! 

[SeaRun1]

Glad everything went well and you are back safe Rob.  Chris and I were just perusing your pics and are in amazement.  Congrats to you and your Dad.

SR1

[Rob]

Thanks!  Looks like you are having fun in Hawaii, say hi to Chris for me!

[Rob]

Took a few screen grabs of the shots I took.  First shot is of the hippo.  The next 5 are of the croc I did not recover.  One before I shot, and 2 right after I shot, then two more on my follow up shot at 120 yards while he was swimming away.  you can see I hit the water just behind him.  should have been a solid hit.  Oh well!

[Rob]

Here is the Croc I got.  some before and after shots.

[Gringo31]

love it!

[pianoman9701]

Very cool. I'm sure the locals were fine with two crocs getting shot. 

[quadrafire]

Fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing. Like Bearpaw the details are amazing.
I'm curious as to why the locals don't kill a hippo occasionally for meat. No firearms?

[Rob]

no firearms... 

[shootem]

Great adventure and writeup. A houseboat trip on Lake Kariba would be unbelievable.

[DOUBLELUNG]

Thanks for sharing.  Really enjoyed the pics and write up.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I don't know if you have any insight to the economic situation in Zimbabwe. Are they still operating on the American dollar? About 15 years ago that country went through a bad bout of hyperinflation  and abandoned thier national currency.

A few years ago I purchased three, Zimbabwean $100 Trillion Dollar bills, when my son was learning about money.