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Saturday July 4, 1998 - This morning we left the school and pedaled back up the 7 km long dirt road at 7:15 am. It was not at all as bad going back on it as it was coming. We arrived at 9am at Matopos National Park "View of the World", where Cecil Rhodes is buried. This is also a sacred native site where circumsicion ceremonies are performed among other things. The view was absolutely incredible ! Thousands of stones on surrounding mountains with all different shapes each telling a story. We saw beautiful Afrikan eagles soaring above. Opposite Cecil Rhodes grave was a huge mountain with a cross on it. It was awe inspiring. I want to say something about the feeling for Christianity and religion that I found here. It is very strong. People would often say to me: "You know I have to be an honest person, I can not steal, because if I steal and do something wrong, then when I die I have to face Jesus and I want to be able to tell him the right thing . " People would also often pray to Jesus before their meal. I never heard anybody swear. Maybe this is because I did not know Shona. The people here just seemed very mellow and uncomplicated. People were very patient with us getting on and off busses with our huge panniers knocking shoulders on the isles as we went. I said "sorry, sorry". They always said no problem and were very helpful. At one point they even held the bus for me a couple of minutes while I peed. The afrikan heart is very open and warm. You could befriend somebody in a day. Anyway no matter what your religious persuasion you would be awed by the "View of the World" as we all were. I sang my healing song there to the mountains. Later we arrived at 2pm in Bulawayo and took the overnight train to Victoria Falls. In Bulawayo we had a nice pizza dinner on the sidewalk. I ate a huge one with tons of garlic.
