A Prestigious Wonder of the Natural World: Victoria Falls
After driving back into Zimbabwe, we headed for Bulawayo, a small city of Zimbabwe. On our way we crossed over the Tropic of Capricorn, the imaginary line that divides the equator and the South Pole. Once we arrived in Bulawayo we met up the members of Kinesh’s family that would be joining us on our way to the falls from Harare. We spent one night with Sanj Man friends before hitting the road yet again!
Fortunately, we only had four hours to go. It was early evening when we reached Victoria Falls. As soon as we arrived, we all shuffled out of the van and made our way down the ~2 kilometer path that went along the top of the opposite side of the waterfall cliff. As we walked along the path we were in awe at the sight, sound, smell, and feel of the falls. They seemed to stretch on forever! The sheer amount of water being thrown over the long stretch of the cliff was amazing. Victoria Falls easily put Niagra Falls to shame. The falls itself seemed to be situated in the middle of a desert. The mist from the falls bellowed like thick clouds of smoke into the beautiful African sky. With the falls on our left, palm trees on our right, and wildlife amongst us, we were all beside ourselves.
As we reached the end of the path, a bridge came into perfect view. This wasn’t just any bridge. It was the bridge that connects Zimbabwe to Zambia. To the untrained mind this bridge looked somewhat ordinary, but little did we know this bridge would hold a special place within all of us in the near future.
Our lodging at Victoria Falls resembled large dome huts with straw roofs and were fully equipped with a full kitchen and living room too. Our beds were environment friendly with mosquito nets, and we were well equipped with our deet powered bug sprays. The back wall of our large hut was a large zip open door made of a tent like material. We could only hope that wall would hold up against any dangerous wildlife in the area. The only wildlife encounter we had at our lodging was with a wild warthog that was waiting for us on our front porch one day.
That night we went to the Kingdom Hotel and Casino, which was most likely the only place for night entertainment in the area. Along with the hotel and Casino there was a small club inside. We all enjoyed a few drinks and fun before heading back to face another day in Africa!
The Africtravelers
Fortunately, we only had four hours to go. It was early evening when we reached Victoria Falls. As soon as we arrived, we all shuffled out of the van and made our way down the ~2 kilometer path that went along the top of the opposite side of the waterfall cliff. As we walked along the path we were in awe at the sight, sound, smell, and feel of the falls. They seemed to stretch on forever! The sheer amount of water being thrown over the long stretch of the cliff was amazing. Victoria Falls easily put Niagra Falls to shame. The falls itself seemed to be situated in the middle of a desert. The mist from the falls bellowed like thick clouds of smoke into the beautiful African sky. With the falls on our left, palm trees on our right, and wildlife amongst us, we were all beside ourselves.
As we reached the end of the path, a bridge came into perfect view. This wasn’t just any bridge. It was the bridge that connects Zimbabwe to Zambia. To the untrained mind this bridge looked somewhat ordinary, but little did we know this bridge would hold a special place within all of us in the near future.
Our lodging at Victoria Falls resembled large dome huts with straw roofs and were fully equipped with a full kitchen and living room too. Our beds were environment friendly with mosquito nets, and we were well equipped with our deet powered bug sprays. The back wall of our large hut was a large zip open door made of a tent like material. We could only hope that wall would hold up against any dangerous wildlife in the area. The only wildlife encounter we had at our lodging was with a wild warthog that was waiting for us on our front porch one day.
That night we went to the Kingdom Hotel and Casino, which was most likely the only place for night entertainment in the area. Along with the hotel and Casino there was a small club inside. We all enjoyed a few drinks and fun before heading back to face another day in Africa!
The Africtravelers
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