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Matopo’s Zimbabwe 5

Day 4 was again an early breakfast at 5h30 and ride start at 6h30 for a Rock and Roll day of Caves and Rock Art. A beautiful day again with a 58.6 Km, 823m, 4h17 moving time and 6h58 elapsed time ride.

Sunrise at the stream

Sunrise at the pools
Dwala Camp meeting point
Tamari diodes or Mountain Acacia
Surrender – ran the camp but also made sure we had our waterpoints
Gulubahwe Cave in the background
The long worm with different head and tail was belief that after death the journey was under the earth
Next Cave on our ride – Amadzimba. These paintings the youngest approx 150-200 years old
View from the cave to the village
View from village to the cave

Balancing ball
Small Cave with hidden clay containers in which they stored grain for hard times and away from raiders
Evening walk – these are Proteas – strange to see these so far from the Cape
Swam in the pool after our rides – beautiful

I went for an evening walk on the highest ridge which also gave a beautiful view. Quite hazy with lots of fires in the distance.

Tree growing in the rock
View towards camp Dwala in the trees in the distance
Sunset – the end of an amazing day

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