Ode to Vic Falls

Oh hello there friends...

So, last week I went on a little adventure north to see Victoria Falls. These falls are all kinds of breathtaking. The local people call them Mosi-oa-Tunya, which means something along the lines of “the smoke that thunders”. You can see the mist or “smoke” from the massive falls from miles/kms away…I had a blast on my little journey, which went a little like this:

I got on the Intercape Friday after work. (The Intercape is South Africa and Namibia’s Greyhound equivalent.) We then drove for about 20 hours north, broke down for about three hours, and arrived in Livingstone, Zambia on Saturday around 3 or so…a bit of a marathon journey, but breaking down in Katima (which is in the northern Caprivi region of Namibia) allowed me time to make some new friends, which included a couple other Americans and a Zimbabwean who I ended up spending a good bit of time with while at the Falls…

Anywho, once in Zambia, I was able to explore Vic Falls from the Zam side…

…then I hiked down lots of rocks and through small streams to see the gorge at the bottom of the falls:

Then I walked to the bridge that connects Zambia and Zimbabwe…

…and jumped off of it:

And then decided I should raft down the Zambezi River, which runs between the two countries:

To finally walk over to Zimbabwe to see the falls from the Zim side:

I got absolutely soaked with mist, which is more like a monsoon of waterfall rain, and loved every minute of it! I walked about a million miles, met loads of really great people, had tons of interesting and challenging conversations, and basically spoiled myself rotten for my quarter of a century. J

Much love.

Mary