Lokhuthula Lodge Victoria Falls

... going!<br><br>We were joined on this little puddle jumper by our incomparable guide for our entire safari (went with us to all 3 camps), Russell Sussey. He is now our friend. 'Nuff said...for now.<br><br>We have now seen 4 of the big 5...Cape Buffalo, leopard, lion and elephant. Only the rhino has been hiding. I have never in my life, imagined the possibility of seeing the sheer ...

... it did, even in the dry season!!<br><br>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!!<br><br>I can certainly see why it is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world!!<br>(and meant I crossed another item off my bucket list!)<br><br>- a great way to finish off my 8 months of travels!

... Both were safety kayakers because they had been demoted from guide for flipping their rafts too many times, and the company had deemed them unsafe. <br><br>The half day of rafting involved the first 10 rapids on the Zambezi. At this time of year, these rapids are Class IV and V, and one Class VI which we walked around. THESE RAPIDS WERE HUGE. We were in a boat with oars for stability and we still flipped 2x.<br><br>The first time we flipped was on Rapid 5, our first Class V rapid ...

... have been formed only since January 2009, over a hundred youngsters had auditioned and from that 16 singers/dancers and 4 musicians had been picked. As with all African performances we have seen it was filled with humour, a story as well as music and dance. We were taken on a bus journey throughout the provinces of Zambia and shown the different types of dance and songs. Each set was performed brilliantly and each had a different story to tell from the jealous ...

... wall around Malota school was also one of our afternoon projects. I traded with another volunteer (thanks again Becky!) so I could spend my afternoon at Malota, too. We were to lay brick on the wall, but when we arrived there was no water to mix mortar. I'm not sure if we (African Impact) were supposed to bring money for water or not, but at one point I was told we needed x amount to buy water. I wasn't outright asked for the money, but it sounded as if no one had money, so we wouldn't ...

... reached and we were briefed as to the commands, strokes and holds that we were to use and a quick practice then off immediately into rapid 10. <br><br>Outcome of the trip: Over half of the 6 rafts (which had 6 people on board) tipped over, some rafts lost people overboard yet ours managed to survive but at one rapid it was at 90 degrees. I was lucky to be on the upper side and hung on for dear life thowing my weight so that it would not flip. All 3 who were on the lower ...

... 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 ...