{"id":19,"date":"2018-04-02T06:10:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T06:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2018-04-03T05:02:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T05:02:59","slug":"zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-485 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zimbab4.gif?resize=61%2C56&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"61\" height=\"56\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Zimbabwe is known to most people because of the magnificent Victoria Falls &#8211; depending on how you measure it the largest waterfalls in the world. The town of Victoria Falls offers all kinds of fun and adventure: white water rafting, bungi jumping, micro-lighting, horse-back riding, and even drinking and partying (unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have pictures of the white water rafting). Zimbabwe also has gameparks, the most extensive stone ruins of pre-colonial Sub-Saharan Africa, and the beauty of Lake Kariba.<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>As mentioned above, Zimbabwe is the country where I did the 111-meter high Bungi jump:<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi3.jpg?resize=200%2C130&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi3.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi3.jpg?w=445&amp;ssl=1 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-489 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi.jpg?resize=208%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi.jpg?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi.jpg?w=598&amp;ssl=1 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 85vw, 208px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-491\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi2.jpg?resize=208%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi2.jpg?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi2.jpg?w=598&amp;ssl=1 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 85vw, 208px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-494 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Bungi4-e1522731186465-197x300.gif?resize=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Get ready\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212;&#8212;-\u00a0\u00a0 jump\u00a0 &#8212;&#8212;-\u00a0 bounce back\u00a0 &#8212;&#8212;-\u00a0 enjoy!!<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_greatzim2.jpg?resize=450%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_greatzim2.jpg?w=726&amp;ssl=1 726w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_greatzim2.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_greatzim.jpg?resize=350%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_greatzim.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_greatzim.jpg?w=492&amp;ssl=1 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 85vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>One of the most impressive stone monuments in Sub-Saharan Africa: Great Zimbabwe (frankly, it doesn&#8217;t quite compare with Egyptian, Mayan, Incan, Chinese, Indonesian ruins&#8230;). This is where the country gets its name from.<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Rhino.jpg?resize=693%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Rhino.jpg?w=693&amp;ssl=1 693w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Rhino.jpg?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 85vw, 693px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>These are white rhinos in Matopos National Park&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Rob_Jo.jpg?resize=235%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Rob_Jo.jpg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Rob_Jo.jpg?w=395&amp;ssl=1 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 85vw, 235px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-457\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Tommy_Sue.jpg?resize=300%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Tommy_Sue.jpg?resize=300%2C282&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Tommy_Sue.jpg?w=503&amp;ssl=1 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>We had a birthday party, at which Rob and Jo (left) and Sue and Tommy (right) had a lot of fun,&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Elena.jpg?resize=205%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Elena.jpg?resize=300%2C292&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Elena.jpg?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 85vw, 205px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Pat_sangria.jpg?resize=233%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Pat_sangria.jpg?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Pat_sangria.jpg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 85vw, 233px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Sue_bbq.jpg?resize=234%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Sue_bbq.jpg?resize=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Sue_bbq.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 85vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>&#8230; Elena was very pensive, Pat was in charge of the Sangria, and Sue was in charge of the barbeque.<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Tommy_truck.jpg?resize=500%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Tommy_truck.jpg?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Tommy_truck.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>When it rains, we have to spend time in the truck (this is Tommy being scared by my camera)&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>We spent a few nights on a house-boat on Lake Kariba:<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Wim_fishing.jpg?resize=492%2C736&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Wim_fishing.jpg?w=492&amp;ssl=1 492w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Wim_fishing.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 85vw, 492px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>I actually did catch a few fish &#8211; which tasted really nice, both raw and fried.<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Kariba_jacuzzi2.jpg?resize=365%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Kariba_jacuzzi2.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Kariba_jacuzzi2.jpg?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 85vw, 365px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-450 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Kariba_jacuzzi.jpg?resize=300%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Kariba_jacuzzi.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ZI_Kariba_jacuzzi.jpg?w=523&amp;ssl=1 523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>How many people can you fit in a Jacuzzi?<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>And how many beers?<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe is known to most people because of the magnificent Victoria Falls &#8211; depending on how you measure it the largest waterfalls in the world. The town of Victoria Falls offers all kinds of fun and adventure: white water rafting, bungi jumping, micro-lighting, horse-back riding, and even drinking and partying (unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have pictures &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/zimbabwe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Zimbabwe&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":499,"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsteemers.com\/Africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}