• Africa the Return
    Angela in her fave spot. Gazing out the window of a chopper. It was bumpy i n the hot air
    The 'smoke that thunders'. Spray thrown up by the falls is copious and this is the dry season!The first cascade of the 1700m chain.Yes we're really here.Lookout number I lost count. There are lookouts along most of the gorge. It's a long walk.The second flight of Falls. Remember that this is the dry season.The first waterfall right at the top end of the gorge. It's about 100m high.The spray has created a rainforest in the desert.Hard to see through the spray but there are people in the water right at the top of this fall.Dr Livingstone, I presume? Sorry I couldn't resist.View from the Cafe. Not bad eh.Tourists fooling aboutGiant African traffic coneElephants chilling in the shade by the side of the roadElephants ceasing to chill and seeing off tourists obviously intent on kidnapping a baby elephant.

    Victoria Falls

    September 30 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    Added another country to our tally by crossing into Zimbabwe to visit Victoria Falls. Not driving ourselves. We booked onto a small group tour (4 people) so we have a Toyota Tarago for a bus and a driver to help with the border crossing. Oh, and drive.
    It's only about 80km from Kasane to Vic Falls so when we planned the trip, we though 'why not'.
    Crossed through part of the Zambezi National Park on the way. Saw some impala, giraffe, elephants, you know, all the usual stuff.
    First stop was the heli port. No way Angela was not going on a helicopter, especially with such a great destination as Vic Falls.
    The daily rush had not started so we went almost right away. A short, semi expensive flight but worth it for the brilliant view. Angela might post some pix.
    Then it's time to walk along the gorge. Vic Falls is one of these where the water drops sideways down a gorge so it's a 1700m long flight of falla about 100m high. Its the dry season, but even so it's quite a show. Lots of spray thrown up in a refreshing shower in the dry heat. In the wet season, it would be almost unimaginable the amount of water that goes over.
    Two hours of walking and taking photos and just looking later, time for lunch. We get dropped at the Lookout Cafe. Appropriate name. It looks down one of the gorges of the Zambezi River just around the bend from the Falls. Decor = noice, food = noice. One of the best burgers I have had in a long time. Prices not bad. Actually in US dollars since even the new Zimbabwe currency is not very strong.
    Then back into the car to head back to Botswana and our accommodation.
    On the way we find the elephants we saw earlier, but right next to the road. There is a young one on the other side of the road alone who gets into a bit of a flap because we are parked between her and the herd. Result, some of the herd females decide we are up to no good and tell us to push off, which we do.
    Border crossing back to Botswana is easy. No pesky coachloads of tourists. Now back in the cool deciding what to have for dinner.    Read more