Victoria Falls

As soon as we arrived at Victoria Falls Rest Camp around lunchtime, we were greeted by a local tribe of men putting on a show for us.

Some traditional music

Give it a listen, The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

 We had enough time left that afternoon to explore Victoria Falls.

David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to have been the first European to view Victoria Falls on 16 November 1855 from what is now known as Livingstone Island, one of two land masses in the middle of the river, immediately upstream from the falls on the Zambian side. Livingstone named his discovery in honor of Queen Victoria, but the indigenous name, Mosi-oa-Tunya—"the smoke that thunders"—continues in common usage as well.

	Victoria Falls		Niagara Falls		Iguazu Falls
Height:	108m		51 m		64–82 m
Width :	1,708 m		1,203 m		2,700 m

Height:

108m

51 m

64–82 m

Width :

1,708 m

1,203 m

2,700 m

David Livingstone wrote of the falls, "No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It had never been seen before by European eyes; but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight."

David Livingstone Island viewing point.

Me and my Abu Dhabi peeps. Photo courtesy of Le Spud.

This was a beautiful, sunny day.  The "rain" is from the spray of the falls bouncing off the cliffs and shooting into the air.  I actually thought I might accidentally walk off the side of the cliff the visibility was so bad.

6 seconds of "rain!"

Bridge to Zambia.

That night, we went to a buffet for dinner.  Yes, this is crocodile tail on the right of my plate.  Tasted a bit like fried clams.

Our driver, Goodman, demonstrating his love for some fresh Shake Shake.

I still hated it.