Victoria Falls

A few shots that I got of the falls. They are so beautiful. I want everyone to be able to stand there at the edge and have the chance to marvel at the beauty and power of this place. Really one of those things that you have to see and feel and smell. I found myself gazing at it the same way that I do those fires we used to build Pappy. Where you can just throw a stick in there and watch it turn to ash and the time in between just sort of disappears. It was absolutely an amazing experience.

 

A shot at the beginning of the trail

A Little further down 

There really are about two hundred pictures that I have to sort through but these were the first two that I thought might give you some taste of how huge the gorge is. TIA, so you could walk right up to the edge of the sheer faces and take video or pictures. Because the falls were dry we were able to stray a bit off the path and make our way along the top of the falls. Wading through the cool water as it made it made for the drop was a pretty fantastic experience.

There you go folks, it is me... alive... at the top of Vic Falls

I have not yet even gotten into how amazing the animals were in Chobe, Botswana. There is some video of the monkeys that I want to share but, it will take a little time to edit and publish. Some of you will get lucky and I will visit you over Christmas and you will get to see them all. the rest of you will have to wait or just live without seeing the awesomeness. 

The sun beginning to set from the top of the falls about 5:30

I was thinking about how many people don't ever get to see this magnificent bit of creation, it is true that there is beauty no matter where you are but, this really was awe-inspiring.

Do believe I fell in love with the piece of Botswana that I got to see. It seems so much cleaner than Zambia. Even though that is unfair as Lusaka is by far the dirtiest place in Zambia. The folks that we went on the game drive and boat ride really knew their stuff and it was just really neat to get to see the animals that are unique to this place across the big blue. I will have to steal from pictures from Katy or direct you to them from here as my camera battery ate it about twenty minutes into the day at Chobe. It's might actually be better as Katy has become a pretty skilled shutterbug. I do have a bit of video of the first group of elephants that we saw that were actually in Namibia. The Chobe River which turns into the Zambezi River when it crosses into Zambia divides Botswana and Namibia. We were no more than a few meters from real live wild elephants and it was just an amazing thing to get to see. I will clean that bit of moving picture up first and try to have it posted shortly. 

I hope that you all had a splendid Monday and that you, at least, look at hopping  plane to see the falls! All is pretty great right now but, no telling what work tomorrow is going to look like. No wait... Work tomorrow doesn't know what I look like. I think I have this one in the bag. I keep getting closer to seeing you all, my dear friends and family, I can't wait. Have a blessed day.