A highlight of our time in Africa was our visit to Victoria Falls. There are several trails, so we decided to first try the trail to Boiling Pot, named because of two currents colliding at the base of the falls. I didn't make it very far down the steep trail before I realized that it was going to be too much for me. I was feeling under the weather, so I found a bench where I could sit and wait for the others. This little bird kept me company for a while.
Our first sight of Victoria Falls proper!
In the parking lot and the trees that are above the falls, the baboons were everywhere! They are not shy at all, letting you get quite close. We had to watch that we did not have anything loose that they could grab! After recovering my package of hand wipes that they stole, we didn't have any more robberies! Can you find the baboons in this picture?
My cousin Samuel and a baboon!
The last trail we took is further from the falls. This picture is of the bridge that we had walked across earlier.
The same bridge with a better view of the Falls.The mist made it hard to see much.
Later in the afternoon, we went to the small airport where microlights and helicopters take off to give tours over Victoria Falls. It is expensive, so we just enjoyed watching the microlights and helicopters take off and land. Our host in Livingstone, Heiko is one of the microlight pilots. Here he is preparing his microlight for a flight. Only one passenger can go at a time on the microlights.
I am going ahead and posting my pictures that I took. I am not sure if I'll get around to adding some of the pictures my cousins took-- I've started college again so it may be difficult to find the time!
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