Sunday, October 8, 2017

Zambezi Sunset Cruise

The Zambezi is Africa's 4th largest river and not a small one. It tumbles into Victoria Falls before finally ending in Mozambique and the Indian Ocean. We were on a double-decker tour boat, an important feature of which was free drinks.
Mighty river














What else would you drink?




No diving from the boat

Look! It's the African Queen! Bogart and Hepburn must be below
deck

Not the River Li, but heavy traffic nonetheless

Male elephant
 
Large group on the way
















Another sunset sequence...



"Everybody form up! Group photo!"


"OK, move out! Next group arriving!"

"Just one more sip, please!"

To Victoria Falls

On the 7th, a van and a safari truck transported us to a bus in Kasane, which took us to the border with Zimbabwe. After the formalities there, another bus took us to Victoria Falls and The Kingdom Hotel, where we would spend the night. That afternoon and evening included a  sunset cruise on the Zambesi and dinner at an African, um, nightclub, I think. We would see the Falls on the next day.
I want this paint job for our American camper

At a lodge in Kasane where we awaited our bus


At the border

African logistics

Entrance to The Kingdom


Our room

Kit

Bridal veil

Parents, note




Zimbabwean Spur knock-off


Kingdom main dining room

View from our terrace...8 foot electric fence in the woods
beyond

Baboon Sunrise

I was up early one morning at Senyati, hoping to see more elephants, but only a pack of baboons was there, passing through.