Victoria Falls is CRAZY! I've been to another of the world's biggest waterfalls (if you remember my run-in with The Authorities in Argentina), but this experience was much more... interactive.
The falls are about at their highest volume this time of year... meaning they are incredibly impressive and powerful at the moment, but it's impossible to view them without getting utterly soaked... like, standing-in-the-shower-with-your-clothes-on, buckets-of-water-poured-on-your-head drenched.
The falls crash into a narrow gorge, kicking up thousands of gallons of water in the process, which rain down on curious tourists.
Here's an aerial shot of the falls when they're much drier (not taken by me)... We were were able to view a tiny segment of the falls from the circled footbridge and lookout points, but the whole thing is over a mile wide. Victoria Falls is (arguably) the "largest" waterfall in the world. Pretty cool.
While in Livingstone (the town near the falls), we also got to walk with lions at a lion conservation facility we visited. As in, we took a few lions for a stroll in a Zambian National Park. No biggie. :) I've got some great photos on my big camera, but in the meantime, here are a couple of snapshots:
No worries, he's just yawning.
We helped out at the conservation facility while we were there... those "machetes" are just Zambian weedwhackers.
Off to our next adventure!
We're headed north to Kasanka National Park in the morning... may not have internet access for a couple of weeks. Wish us luck! (In Bemba: Ishuko!)
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