Il
14 giugno
Hwange
Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe
There
was a last minute change in our inn which had some ups and downs for
all of us, but the lodge has quite an interesting history which has
given me a story to share. Originally, it was privately owned, but
when President Mugabe took over the country it came under his
control. Members of his staff and military were making themselves
comfortable in this remote spot located in the Hwange Reserve when
one of his advisers, sitting on the grounds of the lodge, shot at and
killed an elephant while he was drinking at the watering hole. It was
due to the concern of one of the “locals” who named the reserve
“The President's Herd” that Mugabe even learned of it and and
what had happened that he took an interest in his property. He
outlawed hunting and, eventually, turned the lodge over to the
original owning company.
All
the rooms look out upon the reserve (the building is fenced in) and,
it was with glee, that we all saw our “first” elephants in the
wild gathering at the watering hole.
The
pictures tell the story...
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