We left the hotel around 9 this morning for our 11:30 flight to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It was a easy flight, about 90 minutes, not too much waiting around. We didn’t need a visa to enter but we did have to fill-in a form for visitors and pay a $50 US fee. We probably waited about an hour or more until everyone was processed - everything was written down, twice, by hand, and a sticker put in our passport. Hope it is easier when we leave!
From there it was a twenty minute drive to our lodge, which is on the banks of the Zambezi River. We’ve been warned about the monkeys, who will come into the rooms if left open. Also, hippos who come to the vegetation via the river banks. And I thought I only had to watch out for Ian🤣
We left at 4:30 to go on a two hour cruise on The Zambezi - the local guide said it was a booze cruise - all drinksincluded. It was a slow ride, keeping our eyes open for
birds, we saw kingfisher, egrets, plover, stork. We also saw quite a lot of hippos, they keep putting their heads above and below water. The crew brought us some hordeurves to help soak up the beer. After that we had a buffet dinner at the hotel. On the menu was crocodile, warthog and koodo (antelope), all were either nice or ok. Ian also tried worms and said they were fried and chewy, I gave them a miss! There was also some music and dancers for entertainment. When we got back to the room the bed was turned down and the mosquito net was in place.
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