Crook's Corner

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Flutterby
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Crook's Corner

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The road to Crook's Corner, the S63, passes under majestic fig trees, jackalberries and a forest of fever trees. This is the spot where the Limpopo and Luvuvhu rivers and three countries, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique meet.

This area was a safe-haven for gun runners, poachers, fugitives and anyone else dodging the law in the 1900s. It was an easy hop across the river whenever police from one particular country approached. There is a large plaque here commemorating the legendary ivory hunter Cecil Barnard (Bvekenya), who hid on an island in the middle of the Limpopo to avoid being tracked down by pursuing rangers and police in the 1920s. Ironically, Barnard later became a ranger himself. A police station was later built here.

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Re: Crook's Corner

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And a "dry" Crook's Corner
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