An enjoyable three hours was spent cruising along the Zambezi River, drinking wine, beer and having canapés.
Along the river was plenty of hippopotamuses, crocodiles, elephants and an assortment of bird life.
We met a lovely couple from USA, on their honeymoon and had a great evening chatting and swapping travel stories.
Hippo
Boats on the Zambezi
Hippopotamus yawning
Hippo and baby
Another amazing African sunset.
Hippo yawning
Boats on the Zambezi.
The next morning we did the three hour tour of the Falls. Aptly named “The Smoke that thunders”
David Livingston first saw the clouds of the thundering spray from 10km upstream. Having landed on an island above them, that now bears his name he walked to the lip and peered over to see what he later described as the most wonderful sight I have witnessed in Africa.
Entry to the falls
Yes we got quite wet from all the spray
Some characters at the entry to The Falls
Yes we did witness a double rainbow, which is very common at the falls
Horseshoe Falls
The rocks can be quite slippery, so a warning not to go on them, we did heed that warning, still a bit of travelling to do!
Me at the start of the falls
Decorative bridge, all carved.
The Devils cataract, this is lower than the falls
Poor visibility with the spray
Some information
Monkeys in trees near the falls
The famous Victoria Falls bridge, completed in 1905, only two lives were lost in the construction of the bridge. The architect never saw it completed, as he died in 1902.
Marker points on the 3km walk.
More falls
Devils cataract
Horseshoe falls
Video depicting the roar of the falls
A little fabric shopping.
Monkeys in the park, near the falls
Dr Livingston, I presume!
The spray.
Another view of The Devils cataract
Sign
Point checks, in summer this point cannot be passed we were lucky as we walked all the way to the bridge, water levels are high in May
The spray
After our visit we explored the town.
Carved statues
Our wildlife lunch at The Three. Monkeys, the most popular restaurant in The township. We dined on Cudu and crocodile.
A helicopter, made out of drink cans
Inspiration for my African fabric collection.
Inside, a restored tram carriage.
Stone carvings
More stone carvings
Crocodile skewers
wildlife, we had Cudu capparccio
, crocodile skewers and vegetable spring rolls.
The stores have an array of animal carvings and everything is priced in US$
After I bought quite a bit of African fabric, we caught the shuttle bus back to our hotel, had a rest, then we got dressed for our evening of culture and to have dinner around a boma.
Tomorrow ends our time in Victoria Falls, as we fly to Capetown for 4 days.
We did not eat this grub. Passed!
We had face painting, I did want a hyena, but settled for Punbar, koonamattta
Some wood masks
Our Boma was a fun evening, we tried, guinea fowl, buffalo, Cudu, warthog and lamb
Cultural dancing
Dancing
DH and I in traditional dress
Lamb rotisserie
A lovely night of entertainment and culture, Victoria Falls is in a national park and there are plenty of wild animals roaming the streets so one must take care. We enjoyed our stay, now we are off to Cape Town, stay tuned for more adventures
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