Zimbabwebound

Things are definitely changing in Zim with business’s now being able to register to accept foreign dollars instead of Zim cash; even government departments are able to charge in forex.  It makes things easier to purchase but also the prices are continuing to sky-rocket with some stores charge more than 5 times the price of what you could get the same item for in Botswana or South Africa.

The telecommunication provider is also charging in forex and prices are extremely high.  For dial up internet alone it cost 9 us cents per minute you are connected.  This means that if Jodi and I use the internet for 30 mins per day, 7 days per week in a month we will be charged close to 85 USD just for dialling up the ISP.  This is going to make blogging very expensive … Not to worry though; I will try my best to keep you all informed on what is happening over here (but there may not be as many pictures).

On Tuesday, Jodi and I set out again to go to Francis Town (in Botswana).  The last time we made this treacherous journey we waited in line on the Botswana side for close to 4 hours just to pay for the road access fee; the time before that I think we were there for about 2 hours … let me tell you this … we were not looking forward to this journey.  We arrived at the Zim border post at about 11 am to find only a few people meandering around the place; 5 minutes later we were on our way to the Bots border post.  To our disbelief (and utter joy) there were few people on the Bots border post too … ohhh my goodness … the whole border crossing to less than 30 mins.  This was definitely a good day!!!!