Blogs from Livingstone, Zambia, Africa - page 23

The final day of the holiday arrived all too soon - well, it was 06h15! After a breakfast of cornflakes, yoghurt and toast, we decided that this was Zambian cuisine at its best and went to check out. By 08h00, we’d unhooked the trailer and were heading towards the Victoria Falls. Before we’d even got close, the spray was incredible; it’s no surprise that David Livingstone was drawn to these very waters. Even at this hour, the temperature was soaring and so we stopped well before the falls to look at the view towards them. The Zambezi looked so calm as it raced towards the immense gash in the Earth’s surface. However, only a fool (or someone with a barrel) would even consider swimming close to such a torrent. Parking the 4x4 under some trees, Brian, ... read more

Hello!!!! Sorry it has been ages since my last blog. I have not had internet or phone reception for over a week. I am now in Livingstone, Zambia and have lots to catch up on....Where to start.... Zanzibar! What an amazing island!!! it was one of the most beautiful places ive seen. It really does not look real in the sense that its ridiculously beautiful!!! We had four days there where we pretty much just lazed around on the beach, ate, sunbaked, ate some more, drank, swam, snorkled and on our last night we did a sunset cruise which was really nice. Alot of people got really sunburnt and aparently i became the sun police : ) After reluctantly leaving our beautiful island paradise we made our way into Malawi where we spent around 3-4 days ... read more

Stopping briefly (45 minutes) at Victoria Falls (just writing that sounds ridiculous - I have no idea why people designing these trips think that 45 minutes is enough time to appreciate one of the world's natural wonders) was a bad start to a worse five days spent in Zambia. While I am certain that Zambia is a lovely country with a lot going for it, my lasting memories will be of one thing - rain, rain and more rain! Upon arrival at our campsite we stared out the windows of the overland truck at the muddy lake where we were supposed to pitch our tents. After staring incredulously at our tour leader for a moment (and waiting for the punch line that never came), we roused ourselves from the truck and went for a quick tour ... read more

okay, finally posted some new pics....it's taken me two hours to upload these so the stories will have to wait for another day, but at least you have proof that i'm alive :) hope everyone had a merry christmas, enjoy new years and be safe... read more

Victoria Falls is known as the adrenaline capital of Africa. It has one of the highest bungee jumps in the world, the Devils Armchair (a pool right on TOP of the falls, gorge swinging and white-water rafting. We wanted to indulge in every activity offered, and definitely enjoyed quite a few! One of the highlights was white-water rafting on the Zambezi River. The rapids were way more than we bargained for! It took our "team" three tries to get through the very first rapid, the Boiling Pot. We all applauded ourselves when we finally made it through. On the biggest rapid called The Mother, our boat flipped over and we all spilled out into the river. All the lessons we learned during "orientation" were quickly forgotten as we went careening through the river in varying states ... read more