From the Great Zimbabwe ruin, I headed west. My next destination was Bulawayo. It took me for 3 nights. On this way, I had a bit of hard times.

グレートジンバブエからは進路を西に取ってブラワヨに向かった。この3泊4日は苦しくも良い思い出になった。まずブラワヨを出た当日、久々に寝床探しに手こずった。



In the first night, I arrived to the town called Mashava. I was thinking to stay this night at the police station.
I went there about 5pm. I had to wait till 6pm. Then, their answer was NO. Okay, I went to a primary school next and asked the head master. She told me to go to the police station. Okay, then I went to a church and asked a paster. He told me to go to the police station. Damn....all told me to go to the police even the paster. I told him I went there already but...
It started raining. I was very tired and frustrated.
It was already dark so no way to go back on the road.
My best choice was to go back to the police station again.
I went back and explained everything. They told me no at first but eventually I successfully convinced them to let me stay one night.
It was already passed 9pm. I was exhausted and slept like a dead body.

夕方着いたのがMashavaという町で、この日は警察署に泊めてもらおうと考えていた。警察署に着いたのは夕方5時、1時間待たさた挙句野宿はダメ、仕方ななく次は小学校に行くも校長の返答はダメ、そして次は教会に行って神父に交渉したが警察署に行けとの返事。さすがに神父にダメだと言われたのは凹んだ。この町には神はいないらしい。雨も降って来てもう踏んだり蹴ったりだ。
もう外は真っ暗になっていた。この時間から走りたくは無いし、森の中で野宿もしたくは無い。仕方なく警察署に戻って事情を説明する事にした。最初はムリだと言われたけれど、根気良く説得した結果しぶしぶ1泊許可をもらう事が出来た。
もう時刻は9時近く、この日は久々に精も根も尽きた。


Next day, I ended up at a camp where construction workers stay.

疲れが残る2日目、この日は道路工事の作業員用宿舎。




They offered me to stay in one of the empty shade. It was great offer because I could avoid raining.
However, the shade was full of big spiders. It was not really conferrable.....

中で泊まって良いよと言われたけれど中がでかいクモの巣窟と化していていて生きた心地がしなかった。




Then, my third night, I was camping at a farm.

そして3泊目は農家の庭でキャンプ。

They had couple of dogs. They were not dangerous but not friendly. I thought it would be fine for tonight. However, those dogs started pissing on my tent. It was not only once. They kept pissing at least 4 times as long as I saw.
The photo; I cleaned my tent and was drying it beside those dogs. Stupid dogs.

ここは犬に苦労した。別に凶暴な犬とかではなかったのだけれど、こいつらにはテントに散々しょんべんをかけられた。この写真はしょんべんを洗って乾かしている様子。横で寝てるのがその犬達。のんきなもんです。



It was tiring for only 3 nights but now have already become an experience giving me laugh.

たった3泊4日だけれど異常に疲れた区間となった。既に今となっては良い思い出です。