American soil once again

We surprisingly made it home and with relatively little wear and tear. Some of Jamie's 416 ammo was stolen from our bags at the airport in Jo-burg; but considering how hot it was loaded, the perpetrator will have a surprise when he tries to use it. Normally after shooting you stop to look where the animal went. Whoever uses this ammo, however, will likely result in the cape buffalo looking in the grass and asking his buddies, "Where'd he go?" after the hunter is propelled back into the bush.

Once again acclimating to US standards is difficult. People tend to get anxious when we drive on the wrong side of the road and the police don't appreciate being given $10 or a few bottles of water as a bribe. On the plus side we find it hard to complain about any kind of roadwork or the minor annoyances of our gravel roads.

This has been an amazing, difficult journey. Zimbabwe is a beautiful, special place but it is struggling under the political tension and corruption. We still have a lot to process from everything we saw, experienced and heard. It is a different world to be sure.

I will post some more photo highlights in the coming week so stay tuned!