We sadly booked out of the Chrismar hotel this morning; it really was the friendly staff there that made our stay so enjoyable. We have booked into the ‘Waterfront’ for the next 3 nights. Our accommodation is a thatch roofed cabin on the banks of the Zambezi River, with a view of the ‘smoke’ rising off the falls. We have an upstairs family room and at the moment I am sitting on the balcony watching monkeys’ play in the trees between us and the river. Much as I enjoyed the luxury of the 4 star hotel, I feel more at home here with the river and the natural forest, in a rustic room – I have been Africanised.
This morning we went on a helicopter flip over the falls. It was awesome. It is only from the air that you get to see the full extent of one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World and the 7 meandering gorges that the Zambezi flows into. All too soon we were back on the ground.
From there we visited the Livingstone Museum. We love museums and spent the next two hours exploring. I thought it would be a museum about the life and explorations of Livingstone in Africa but this information, photos and artefacts were confined to one room. The rest of the museum deals with the natural history of man and life and politics in Zambia. One of the sayings dealing with the rites of passage of the Zambian people I found profound and worth a mention - “The birth and death of an individual are less significant. What matters are ones deeds between the two periods”.
We boarded the MV Makumbi for a sun set cruise on the mighty Zambezi. With free food and drinks available (not quite, it was included in the cost of our ticket), the cruise turned into a big party. There were locals as well as people from all over the world, babies and old people. Robs went behind the bar and had helped the 3 friendly barmen for most of the 2 hour trip; all commented on how good she was (glad we are paying school fees to educate her). I took stacks of photos and Panda drank stacks of Mosi. Again, the peace of being on the water was what I needed after a busy day.
We spent the night chilling on the restaurant deck at the ‘Waterfront”, watching the Zambezi flow by.
I don't think I can bear to read any more of this....we are SOOOOOOO envious! Sounds like you guys are having such a wonderful time! We are looking forward to seeing Robs tomnorrow! You are going to miss her! Where are you going after Livingstone??
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