Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Livingstone, Zambia, Here We Come!

I have seen the Victoria Falls twice over the past 30 years and every time they amaze me. The first time I was adventurous and did the rafting on the Zambezi river and the latest time a little kayaking close to the Hippos, we shall see what this time will bring.

Our crew is increasing with Stuart Auerbach waiting for us in Livingstone to fly the Mustang back to Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, in time for the TBM Convention with me. He has been here for 24 hours and has already checked the rafting down the Zambezi River and the helicopter tour of the falls of his list...will Air Journey be able surprise him and the rest of the group with a fun outing while at the Falls?


Our Lodge was the David Livingstone Lodge situated on the edge of the Zambezi River


A smiling crew for our discovery of the Falls


We were told not to get too close to this guy and that he was in charge but I must say he wasnt very thorough in his explanations on what to see and do. I guess monkeys don't make good tour guides...



What a site...


No idea what they are referring to


the whole Crew


Yesterday, it was Stuart in that boat...



Jeffrey greeted us with some singing and music...a little too close to the big drop in my opinion.


We decided to do the Helicopter tour of the falls. Our helicopter flight path is a 25 min ride all the way over and then down the river barely 20 feet above the falls. I have a great video that will be posted later


we have a South African lady pilot, very professional



What a sight...


3 blades make it a lot easier


View from our room window and they are not kidding


Very peaceful


For lunch, we settled on an island overlooking the falls


and guess what, we took them all for a swim to the edge of the Falls, breathtaking!



In some places the current can be overwhelming and you risk the possibility of being pushed over the edge but our spot chosen by our guide was a natural pool that was quiet and seemingly safe


The 3 first contenders




Our sunset cruiser on the Zambezi River took us to discover more wildlife...this hippo is yawning, not attacking (or so we were told). 


The best spot for viewing the animals


and Jeffrey gave us more singing






















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