Livingstone Holiday Home

... see from a distance was the giraffe's head as it zig-zagged above the vegetation. The lion handler who ran after her said she got quite close to the giraffe, which kept kicking back at her, but fortunately didn't hit her (a giraffe kick is incredibly powerful and can kill a lion). Even though she didn't catch the giraffe, the lion handlers were like proud parents, since hunting is exactly what she's supposed to be learning to do. Good little lion!<br>

... cancelled, Clive and I went on a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River instead. It was a lot mellower than jet-boating, but very nice. Beautiful scenery (including elephants on the river bank) and unlimited booze included in the price. So I sipped a few gin &amp; tonics and watched the lovely sunset.<br><br>Here at the ...

... unpleasant fareground ride.<br><br><br>I still felt like i wasnt out of the woods as i dangled head first off the bridge , 360 feet from whence i came, most of the vertical movement had all but stopped sure, but for me right now it was only over when i was back on solid ground.<br><br>I got hooked up in the air to a worker.....and we chatted as we got winched to the top ......i didnt bother looking down again ..........Back up on the bridge i chatted to all the guys and gave them a ...

... our guide, Ewald, is from. It's pretty barren, but there were still women from the Herero tribe dressed up in traditional costumes selling dolls dressed in miniature costumes by the side of the road, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Around 4 pm, we arrived at camp at a place called Twyfelfontein, which means "doubtful fountain" -- i.e., sometimes you can find water there and sometimes you can't. The reason for stopping ...

... for it. Eventually I realized that although he did want the waterbottle he wasn&#8217;t willing to trade anything I was interested in without some money as well, and so we got up onto the sweltering bus. Everyone was back except for Francine and the guys we had left behind at the water and we all sat and waited and sweated. Finally Francine came walking back and said she had told them it was time to go but that no one had come ...

... as a next trip!<br><br>We spent the first night in Johannesburg, with our clothes, and had a guide take us out for a 4 hour tour of the city and the homeland of Soweto (sp?). It was a fascinating look at a changed place. The highlight was surely the Hector Peterson Museum in Soweto. Goggle that one as I just don't have the time to explain.<br><br>It's 6pm and I'm down to just 50 more e ...

... Falls. We had heard from the others on our safari that it was scary and rough, but with all of our rafting experiance we thought they were all being whiners. We met our guide, Vinny, and our other raft mates- a German man (best rafter) and his Australian wife (wet blanket), and John a 30ish British guy. <br><br>The safety talk was terrifying. Here, we learned that we were required to have 2 safety kayakers for every raft, and our kayakers were "Captain Carnage" and "Captain ...

... at the Falls Shopping Mall just for snacks and drinks. We weren&#8217;t sure whether we could take meat or dairy produce into Botswana so we had to be careful what we brought. Although when Neil checked on the internet it said we could take in produce for our own consumption only.<br><br>At night as we were close to a residential area which meant we had quite an array of background noises, nothing intrusive, but it made us realize just how much we were in Zambia ...

... some of them did not want to use their new books - but the teacher told them they should use them. She then told me she wanted them to use their books because when they take them home a sibling or other family member may take them, and at least they got to use them once. She also wanted them all to do really well on the first page of their new books - and she added "very good" and smiley faces like I have done since I arrived. :o)<br><br>At the end of class they wanted to sing ...

... volume of water spilling over the top from what appears to be a gentle flowing Zambesi River just before the lip of the Falls. Yes, as expected we all got wet with water cascading down from the top as well as water being blown up from below. A raincoat helped a little bit. I could have taken my shampoo and had a good shower!!! Unfortunately the sun was in front of us so the photos and video clips are not the best. By us being early that morning that meant we had 3 full ...