Amadeus Garden Guesthouse Victoria Falls

Hi all!
I am in Vic Falls right now and I just wanted to let everyone know I am alive despite risking my life doing crazy things for the past 2 days!
I have delayed in writing a new blog because I didn't want it to be bitter from this one experience I had at Antelope Park in Gweru, however me telling the story will inevitably come off as bitter. Antelope Park was decent, we were there for 4 days and did some neat things like walk with lions and ...

... and registration which often superficially looked quite dodgy.

Eventually the rain stopped and the weather returned to hot and fine.

Got to Victoria Falls mid afternoon, and after a couple of missed turns, found the Lokuthula Safari Lodge and checked in. We had opted for a self contained lodge instead of the more commercial (and expensive) hotel rooms which they offered and were surrounded by grassy lawns kept mown by resident warthogs!

We were warned not to walk ...

... while being made to watch the video they were trying to sell to us which none of us bought. Later in the night, the whole group met up for a final dinner and drinks and to say our goodbyes. It was kind a sad affair because I know a lot of us were together for quite a long time and have become fond of each other over the last 5 weeks or so. There was Matt(England), Paula(Netherlands), and Kim(Aussie). There were all pretty good people and will be sorely missed by all of us.

... in fact ......it might be for some people ......but for me ........well it would be my worst nightmare...........

I was sitting at the bar in the Capital city of Windhoek ...........contemplating just how i was going to get around...........feel like i was travelling ..........and experience Africa on my terms...............I mean , in Asia there are no tours...............all my amazing experiences came from nowhere ............walking in the street , exploring ...........visiting ...

... its all you can drink :) and since Ive yet to party it up here in africa we are going to take advantage of our last night here. After the cruse we are going to eat at mamma africas where there is live band and dancing! Im excited!

For now...im going to hit up the pool and enjoy my last day of +35C weather!


Lets pray i bring the heat home wiht me :)

Home sunday night! See you all monday!

... and even a few less seen such as Crocodiles, Baboons and various types of birds. The sunset was spectacular as usual on the way back. That night we found that there were a few of the very elusive bush babies in the area. These little creatures are very strange looking guys who live among the treetops. They have huge big eyes, small heads and are very shy. We'll be keeping a look out for them! Next morning we only had 90km to go Victoria Falls but we had to leave ridiculously ...

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The next place we stayed at was literally in the middle of nowhere and it was the first time that I felt far away from real civilisation which is a strange feeling. The campsite was surrounded by animals and we saw our first giraffes, antelopes and zebras here. Stef obviously slept well (goes without saying) but I didn’t sleep so well that night – think that was down to the combination of being in the middle of nowhere for the first night ...

... 8217;t have much of that. What I have is going quickly. Of course I can’t help imagining all the cool ways I might be dying, especially since this H-5-in-1 multi-purpose virus is all the rage. Or maybe I’ve got the original H-1-in-1. I like birds better than pigs any way. Or I could have something entirely new, like maybe buy-1-get-1-free. Oh Hell, just give me whatever’s on sale. I’m not picky.

Fortunately on many ...

... a security team within the grounds and one evening before dusk they spent a good hour chasing a large troop of baboons out of camp. They didn’t get them all out before darkness fell and you could hear their calls within and outside the fence. The next morning those still within the fence quietly left the camp.

Our first morning in Livingstone saw us driving down to Victoria Falls. We stopped at the border post so we go onto ...

... other. They are like large house cats. We get so close to them so took plenty of photos!

We're only walking with the lions for an hour, and we then get a full cooked breakfast back at the lodge and then head back to our camp just after 10am. Dan has done a sky dive and it's really funny to hear about his morning. I'm knackered due to the late night antics of the Intrepid overlanders camping next to us so head ...