May 21st
Victoria falls is in full flow. It’s the highest levels in the last 30 years for this season. They have had good rains since Nov last. She is pumping and how! You have to scream over her thunder to be heard. There are a whole of statistics for her – but you will always fall short of adjectives.
We started a walk on the far side of Zambia. Stopped by the edge to see where she falls off! There is a Livingstone island in the center, which can’t be accessed in high waters. There is also a devil’s pool at the edge where you can swim – again in low waters. Vic’s moods change with the seasons. She is thundering now and when she is mellow, you can try many more activities.
We walk down the opposite cliff. She is visible only for the first 100 meters. After that, the mist is so high and so much, you can only hear her and see the mist. Then as you walk along, the mist – you can no longer call it mist – it turns into torrential pours. We are soaked wet – through our raincoats. The falls are lashing at you – you can feel her mood here. I felt like a part of the waterfall. The mist is so strong that it lands on the opposite gorge, and it falls again into the gorge, creating many smaller falls as it goes back into the river.
We cross a small footbridge between the gorges – this is the closest you get to the falls. The hoods of our raincoats are blown away. There is two inches of water on the bridge flowing like the river. She wants to grab you and take you with her. Our cameras are tucked away in plastic – there is nothing you can capture anyway.
We had started our walk from the east at evening. When we get to he west, we see the rainbows. They seem to start from the gorge and continue until the mist in he air. We have seen the 1.2 kms on the Zambian side. There is totally 1.7 kms of falls to see. She is so big and mighty that we can only see her better from the top. Going on a helicopter ride tomorrow!
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