Lokhuthula Lodge Victoria Falls

... it did, even in the dry season!!

It was really impressive to watch the (what is very calm upstream) Zambezi river tumble over the 109 metre drop and watch the clouds of vapour come up. This was accentuated at sunset when the "smoke" was surrounded by a reddy-orange glow!!

I can certainly see why it is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world!!
(and meant I crossed another item off my bucket list!)

- a great way to finish off my 8 months of travels!

... but that was ok because he
was a kiwi. He drove at about 40km/h on a road full of potholes and rocks. He
took us through some rapids but two in particular, one was called Monique's
shower, which was just a really big spray of water that came over the front of
the boat. But the next rapid was called the bath and that's exactly what it was
a wave of water going all the way over the boat. He also showed us a creek that ...

When we arrived at school most of the children were there to greet us. "Teacher, teacher!" They want to shake your hand. I've learned the greeting in their language - and they just smile and giggle when I greet them. I wonder if I am saying it correctly, but the teachers tell me I am.

I don't know if I've mentioned one of our building projects is building a wall around the school where I teach. I think \I have mentioned ...

... to the lodge, getting us there at 6:30 pm, right when we were supposed to be going to our dinner at the Boma restaurant at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge. I thought it might simply be a sort of repeat of the Carnivore experience from just two days earlier, but the Boma was much, much better. The food was excellent and different, with delicious warthog (my favorite), eland stew, and chewy impala. It was a buffet but they cooked the food in front of you as ...

My bags and I arrived safe and sound in Livingstone on Sunday (others had issues with bags). More later! But I am here! :o)

UPDATE: Okay - have a bit more time now.
I was so tired I slept the whole flight from JoBurg to Livingstone - I don't even remember takeoff. Apparently they severd lunch that I missed. Arrived in Livingstone, got both of my bags, and was greeted by two workers from African Impact. Four others arrived ...

... to my blog. I have come up with some questions that I would like you to answer WITHOUT looking back on my previous blog entries. If you don't know the answer, just make something up. I'm hoping for some good laughs.

1. What was the first country I visited on this journey?

2. Who did Emperor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal for?

3. There was an incident one night during my camel ...

... them, wait for them to start purring (which apparently means they are comfortable), and then they would start licking your hand too. They weren't really interested in Bruces hand, but couldn't get enough of mine. They purred the whole time we were with them, absolutely amazing! From there, we went and watched a load of crazy people off our truck do the Bungy. Absolutely crazy! I wasn't even keen on the bridge which ...

... as if we were long lost friends. We smiled our refusals, dodging many a "ni hao" and "konichiwa", and tried to keep our eyes on the ground, hastening our way towards the border. Five minutes later, we reached what looked like the immigration office in a non-descript white one storey building which had seen better days. The gate that led towards the bridge was on the left of the building and guarded by a serious looking soldier brandishing an AK47 automatic rifle ...

... a colony of seals...skunks would run away 11. Walked in a petrified forest late one afternoon at 45 degrees Celsius 12. Learned how to hunt and trap animals from the kindest tribe members 13. Watched the best live animal programs at a water hole 14. Slept in tents beside hippos, wacky warthogs, genets, elephants, hyenas, lions, giraffes,,,, 15. Had a too close an ...

... and Zambia, so the center of the bridge is a border. Some pedestrians seemed to the local residents carring their baggage were walking through the bridge. About 15 minutes later, I arrived the frontier office of Zambia side. The officer asked some simple questions. "Where are you going to stay? Livingstone?" I answerd him "In a Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and I'll back today." When I paid for some money as the issued of visa, and passed the ...