These
are shots of Victoria Falls - in the local language, it is
called Mosi-oa-Tunya,
"the smoke that thunders" as the Zambezi River drops into the
gorge.
It is one
of
the most popular bungee-jumping sites in the world. The
Zambezi River is
the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, and the bridge across
the gorge
is the border crossing. I took these shots from the Zambian
side.
The jumper takes off, drops hundreds of feet, and bounces
numerous times
on the stretchy cord before being slowly dragged up by her
feet back to the platform:
A common sight
on the bridge
are these baboons, who do not have to show
passports.
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Deborah and I
stayed at the
Municipal Campground in Victoria Falls, where we
rented a rondavel. One
of the highlights of our stay was waking up to this
warthog in our garden
one morning.
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This is one of the
most famous
trees in the world: a 1500 year old boabab tree as
wide as a house.
It was a landmark meeting place for European settlers
travelling north
from the Cape. They would arrange to meet here
because everyone in
the region knew the tree and could point the way, and
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One of the
great things to
do in Victoria Falls is to visit a performance of
African dance, music
and drumming. It is very theatrical dance. Here are
some of the great costumed
characters you'll see.
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Another treat
is the craft
market. There are many thousands of amazing items,
of which these male
and female carved heads are representative.
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