Just got back from a few days down at Victoria Falls. The falls were absolutely phenomenal, they're one of the seven natural wonders of the world and the size of them is just so hard to take in: at 1.7km long they're almost double the length of the niagra falls and considerably higher too. We got absolutely drenched going to see them: at this time of year the water flow is particularly high, so when you go remotely near them its like standing in a particularly strong shower! every so often, though, the spray breaks slightly and you can see the falls looking incredible!
The week or so we had was taken up with people doing lots of 'extreme' activites. Sadly, being the kind of person who finds Alton Towers a traumatic experience i didn't partake in too much of this extremeness! However, i did go on the infamous booze cruise which involved a fair amount of extreme drinking although i can, unlike some people, remember how i got off the boat!
My extreme activity for the week involved conquering my fear of heights by flying over the falls in a vintage tiger moth plane. The TIger moth plane was incredibly beautiful, they're open cockpit planes from the 1930s and you sit in the front of the plane while the pilot flies behind you. It was slightly scary, being in an open plane at 1500 feet but flying over the falls was just amazing, i got to see them from the zimbabwe side as well as zambia and you really appreciate how long they are seeing them from above. You also get these incredible rainbows as the spray, which rises to 500m above the falls, moves along it creates a kind of moving rainbow which is absolutely amazing to see. And, I'm sure you'll be proud to know, i only shut my eyes once, when the pilot decided to do an insane 360 degree turn over the gorge - i was not impressed! Flying back to Livingstone airport we also saw giraffe, hippos and elephants! I also got to wear old school leather goggles and had a radio headpiece that i used to talk to the pilot in the back, it felt very much like being in an old film which is obviously the important thing. Let's just not mention the cotton swimming cap i had to wear to keep my hair in place shall we?!
I'm back in lusaka now, preparing myself for the two day trek, well not literally, too malawi. 9 people flew home today, leaving only three of us. It feels a little strange at the moment but im really exciting about going to see Lake Malawi! Back home in two and a half weeks, can't wait!
Rosie
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