Floating on the Zambezi River

We had an early start from Jo’burg to get us to the airport in time for our mid-morning flight to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

After arriving at the Victoria Falls Hotel, a throw back to very British colonial times, we had a short time to freshen up and then we were off. We were driven to a dock on the Zambezi River and we boarded our pontoon boat. While we floated we saw hippos, elephants, warthogs and giraffe. Our guide, Mounya, said it was very rare to see so many animals on a trip.

We had a guest speaker who told us the story of Livingstone who explored the Zambezi River and named Victoria Falls for the queen of England.

The trip ended with the sun going down. It was beautiful.

Our dinner was in the open air restaurant, with a show of native dancers.

Tomorrow elephant sanctuary and the falls.