On this trip we may be open to quite some contrast. After a wonderful tea-time on the terrace of a 5-star hotel the day before, we continue today with an excursion into the country-side.
During the 25 kilometres drive, we initially proceed on a paved road, later on a gravel road. The savannah stretches out to the left and right, having left behind the worst drought of the dry season at the end of October. The vastness of the landscape is magnificent and, as always, absolutely relaxing for me.
We are heading towards the BATOKA Creatives, who work in various workshops at the Jafuta Foundation’s “iThemba Women & Youth Community Center” and significantly contribute to their families’ livelihoods. The team members not only work with fabric and sewing machines or make exquisite jewelry from high-quality glass beads. They also create gold from straw, so to speak. In their metal workshop, young men turn the poachers’ snare wire, which has been removed by the rangers in the national park, into a range of different pieces of jewelry.
Later in the day, we enjoy a special kind of meal: The “Star Gazing Dinner”, offered by Robert and his sister Memory 3 kilometres outside Vic Falls on an open piece of land. We, the big city and small town dwellers from Europe, experience complete darkness and a fabulous starry sky.
Karin