For our 25th anniversary (May 3rd) we decided to go to Victoria Falls. It is one of the 7 wonders of the world, formed by the Zambezi River and on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. We stayed on the Zambia side of the river at a resort called the Royal Livingstone. We flew in to the Livingstone Airport on Sunday, May 1st. It is quite a small airport but efficient. We were taken by bus to the hotel where we checked in, took some photos of the amazing grounds and view of the river and then walked down to the falls. Our hotel and one other, the Zambezi Sun, are the only hotels where you can actually walk to the falls. This is the end of the rainy season and the river is running at its peak. That makes the falls the largest they are all year. Because of the volume of water coming over the falls, the mist is so heavy that it was hard to actually see the falls in some spots. We rented raincoats and rubber shoes for a dollar each when we got down to the falls. Jon said it was the best money he ever spent!
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| The Livingstone Airport |
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| Statues of Dr. David Livingstone and his two guides (airport entrance) |
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| Open-air lobby of our hotel |
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| Jon getting soaked! |
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| Rainbows are a common occurrence |
The mist generated by the falls. You can barely see the falls
in the background.
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