Today was our Zambia day — passports in hand, dual-entry visas at the ready. No issues heading into Zambia (aside from the ever-present copper bracelet hustlers). Coming back into Zimbabwe was more dramatic: about half our crew had visa issues, while the rest of us — the dual-entry visa crowd — slipped back in without […]
Zimbabwe
Day 8: Victoria Falls — Walking, (Soaking), Helicopters, Elephants, and Simunye
Today started with a walk down to Victoria Falls, and wow was it wet! I chose not to wear the provided rain poncho but instead slung it over the camera bag to save the most expensive part (ha ha). So by the end, every stitch of anything I was wearing — and every inch of […]
Day 7: The bag as an illegal paszenjah, plus the Zambezi
This morning began, as so many of our mornings do, with the ANEW buffet. I continue to believe this buffet is… trying its best. Breakfast was serviceable, but not exactly the breakfasting at the buffet-a of our dreams. Lynn, poor thing, had slept terribly, so we were running on a combination of caffeine, competence, and […]