Zimbabwe visa renewal requirements dictate that one must leave the country and re-enter to apply for a new 30 day, single entry visa. In country renewal is not done, and 30 days is the maximum length per visa if you are volunteering. As a result, I had to leave Zim by November 5th. I had a very full three days so I am going to make a few posts about my stay.
I decided to head to Victoria Falls because it is possible to find great accommodation and activities on both sides of the Zimbabwe/Zambia border. I had the Avani Victoria Falls Resort (formerly Sun hotel) recommended to me and it did not disappoint.
The hotel assisted me in arranging transportation from the Victoria Falls airport in Zimbabwe, across the border, up to the lobby of the resort.
I had a lovely chat with Joshua from the airport to the border. I causally mentioned that I was excited to see some baobab trees, so he took a quick detour to show me Victoria Fall’s oldest baobab – The Big Tree, estimated to be around 1500 years old. This tree lover was thrilled – seeing baobabs was an actually bucket list item for me. I saw several over the weekend but the Big Tree tops the list.
I enjoy good conversation with anybody and somehow Joshua and I got around to discussing his granddaughter. She is four and regularly gets tonsillitis. The doctor wants to remover her tonsils but her dad, Joshua’s son, is reluctant. Dad had his removed but still has reservations about putting his own girl through the surgery. Well, I also suffered from tonsillitis a minimum of once a year while in elementary school. My dad also did not want me to have surgery, so I told Joshua that I still have my tonsils, that I was on antibiotics for tonsillitis regularly until I was about 12 and that I haven’t had any issues since. I even had a phone conversation with the Dad. I declined to make a recommendation, saying “I’m an accountant not a doctor” but I was happy to share my experience. I have no idea how we ended up discussing a little girl’s tonsils though!
A Travelling Accountant 