Victoria Falls
Over the long 4th of July weekend (Unity Day in Zambia) we bussed to Victoria Falls in Livingstone, Zambia. It should be about a 5-6 hour ride but we added a two hour breakdown. We met Jackson (right of me) and his two friends while we waited on the side of road. Jackson invited us to his church sometime...then told us about how he hitchhikes 450 km from Livingstone to his home. He says its completely safe. (Eileen...we probably won't hitchhike through Zimbabwe)
We arrived in Livingstone and found that our room wasn't available. The people that were supposed to check out extended their stay. We got a cab ride from a guy named Dube (this was sounding too much like Planes Trains and Automobiles) and found another room. We made it out to the falls shortly after.
We only saw about a third of the actual falls. The other side is visible from Zimbabwe. Pictures don't capture how immense, loud, and wet the falls are. You can bungi jump from the bridge that crosses into Zimbabwe. A friend of ours did...which meant that we didn't have to.
We watched the sunset over the Zambezi River at a ridiculously nice hotel called the Royal Livingstone. YOu can see the cloud of mist that is constantly over the falls. The hotel let the zebras out shortly after sun down. A guy we met at the hotel claimed that a one-eyed monkey was in his hotel room. We didn't see if for ourselves.
We went on a game drive the next day and then a booze cruise that night. Saw most of the animals aside from the white rhinos. Driving up next to a couple giraffes and a few elephants doesn't feel right. We saw a sweet elephant, some hippos and incredibly drunk people on the booze cruise that night. Another sunset on the Zambezi.
This is a male impala with his 12 lady-friends. Later on we saw the group of bachelors that will wait until next spring to prove their worth. Most of my friends just wait until next weekend. Interesting.
We met some Peace Corp volunteers and hung until way too late. Mostly danced and occasionally took pictures of ourselves.
We arrived in Livingstone and found that our room wasn't available. The people that were supposed to check out extended their stay. We got a cab ride from a guy named Dube (this was sounding too much like Planes Trains and Automobiles) and found another room. We made it out to the falls shortly after.
We only saw about a third of the actual falls. The other side is visible from Zimbabwe. Pictures don't capture how immense, loud, and wet the falls are. You can bungi jump from the bridge that crosses into Zimbabwe. A friend of ours did...which meant that we didn't have to.
We watched the sunset over the Zambezi River at a ridiculously nice hotel called the Royal Livingstone. YOu can see the cloud of mist that is constantly over the falls. The hotel let the zebras out shortly after sun down. A guy we met at the hotel claimed that a one-eyed monkey was in his hotel room. We didn't see if for ourselves.
We went on a game drive the next day and then a booze cruise that night. Saw most of the animals aside from the white rhinos. Driving up next to a couple giraffes and a few elephants doesn't feel right. We saw a sweet elephant, some hippos and incredibly drunk people on the booze cruise that night. Another sunset on the Zambezi.
This is a male impala with his 12 lady-friends. Later on we saw the group of bachelors that will wait until next spring to prove their worth. Most of my friends just wait until next weekend. Interesting.
We met some Peace Corp volunteers and hung until way too late. Mostly danced and occasionally took pictures of ourselves.
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