We left Lusaka via bus heading for Livingstone/Victoria Falls/Mosi oa Tunya (the smoke that thunders). The bus trip was an event all on its own. We were scheduled to leave at 8:30am and finally left at 1:30. Apparently this bus does not leave until it is full. We are finally underway but we have a preacher with us who delivers a sermon as we travel along. We thought if he goes all the way to Livingstone with us we will have to kill him but after 45 minutes he has run out of spit and fire & brimstone and he gets off. Every day is an adventure, some of them we could do without but This is Africa. We arrived in Livingstone very late, our rooms are saved for us and our supper is some heated up banana bread. No double rum & cokes but we are happy to have the banana bread.

Next day is Victoria Falls . They are truly magnificent. The spray can be seen miles away as the Zambezie river is very high right now and the fall are huge. We of course had to walk across the bridge next to the falls and got soaked in the spray even with 2 raincoats on. It was exciting and scary all at once. We walked every trail so we could see the falls from all angles and even tried to venture in Zimbabwe but were turned back by a kind guy who told us what we were doing was illegal.

Next day we took a helicopter ride over the falls and could see the river, the falls and the gorge. Exciting... Our pictures are great and you all have to see all 9,000 of them. That evening we thought we would try another sunset cruise and this one lived up to its billing. A lovely boat, The Lady Livingstone, wine and snacks. Not sure the one on Zanzibar wasn't more fun but this was lovely. Back to the falls the next day for 1 more look and the off to The Royal Livingstone for lunch. The Royal Livingstone is a 5 star hotel right on the Zambezie River and overlooking Victoria Falls. We drag ourselves in, soaking wet but they served us a lovely lunch (for about $40. each) and we could pretend we were staying there. To highlight our lunch, there were zebra and monkeys on the lawn and as were are leaving, there are giraffes, a mother, father and baby on the road. A perfect ending.