Segment II-Zambia and a bit of Namibia

The next day we walked across the border to Zambia as we had read that it is best to experience Victoria Falls from both sides. We got a ride into Livingston with a Zambian policeman  and stayed in a hostel/hotel there. We swam, bought crafts, toured a museum and had some yummy fish for dinner. The next day we got up before dawn to see the Zambian side of the falls. As we walked down the established trail, we were met by a "guide" who took us to unauthorized access parts of the park.  This would never happen in the US!!! But we are glad we did it even though I was petrifiied the entire time!! We had amazing views and experiences.

Our next stop was Namibia and we took an excruciatingly long 22 hour bus ride to get there. We were again Couchsurfing, this time with a woman who runs a hostel. We arrived first thing in the morning, took showers and explored the town, learning a lot about Namibian history before going back to our "luxury tent" by the pool and having some fascinating conversations and dinner with our hostess and the international volunteers and students staying there. Our "luxury tent" was a double bed which barely fit inside a  tent and there were other people in non-luxury teats about 2 feet from either side of our bed-funny but we had a great time there.  

Crossing the bridge

A sign in the park. We weren't sure of the relationship between water bursts and litter bins!

In the dry season, you can walk on the top of the Falls.

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You get great views looking down

......but experience very scary moments. Notice my lean! Remember that it is 350 feet down a sheer cliff and our guide kept trying to get us to go closer to the edge.

My acrophobia is getting worse as i get older!!

Mel however is oblivious!

There were a lot of baboons with their very prominent rumps.

Notice the rafters way down in the water.

Another rainbow

A baby baboon

Men painting the bridge between Zimbabwe and Zambia. There is a lot of bungee jumping off this bridge. Not us!

It was a very arid area but not adjacent to the falls.

Some of the rapids were so dangerous that only the crew paddled through them. Everyone else walked around them.

A crocodile lounging on the lawn at the hotel where we had drinks and enjoyed the sun set.

They must do this river crossing every night.

Another magnificent sunset over the Zambezi River

The TV preacher on the very long bus ride to Windhoek, Namibia.

Traditional compounds seen from the bus.

Sunrise on the bus.

Christus Kirche-a neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau style  German Lutheran Church in the center of Windhoek.

Sam Nujoma