Day 10

Today we left for Livingstone at 6:30 this morning, so we had to get up at 4:15. We took a small plane, with only about 10 other people on board. It was only 45 min. so we got there pretty quickly. We had a connecting flight in Lusaka, which was really confusing because they didn't give us our connecting tickets in Ndola. We took another small plane on a 1 hr and 15min flight to Livingstone. When we got there, we went to the hotel and headed to Victoria Falls. This time of year is when the Falls have the greatest amount of water. When we got there, we went through the dry parts first. It was absolutely beautiful. The sound was powerful and water sprayed up to create what they call "smoke that thunders". When we had taken lots of pictures and video, we got ready to get soaked. When we got to where you could see the ''smoke'' come on the path, we got on our raincoats and started through the puddles. At first it wasn't so bad, but after a while it became a torrential downpour. At home I would think that with the flooding rains were bad, but that doesn't even compare. The water sprays upward from the bottom of the waterfall, up 500 meters, and then hits us. It filled every crevices and made all the rocks and the path really slippery. We all got drenched, but it was a lot of fun and it was beautiful. When we got back out of the park, we took a look at all of the 'shops' nearby. Everyone made me really annoyed. They all said "Come in, no pressure, no pressure" and "We have the lowest prices". After I about had it, we left and went back to the lodge. At the lodge, we had lunch and then just hung out the rest of the day. Now we are getting ready for the safari tomorrow.