A week in Dete, Hwange
Hi readers. Its been a while. Well, my creative mind had been firing blanks. Or perhaps I did not have much to go with. Anyway, I was called for a job offer in Dete, some place near Hwange national Park's main camp. It took me 12 hours to reach the site. The Vic Falls - Bulawayo road is a mess and in need of serious attention. Anyway I had gone for a job trial with Hwange Horseback Safaris who do what their name say, obviously. It was some experience horseriding everyday and having a feel of the local culture which is by miles different from ours. Locals can speak both Shona and Ndebele, some Tonga also. Dete is a small place which brings together people from different areas because of tourism is in the area. It is amazing to note how much biodiversity can sustain livelihoods of so many. It is a shame that there is also poaching of animals everyday. I met a local anti poaching ranger who remove snares on a daily basis. He even knows when the poachers lay their tr...