Thursday, May 13, 2010


If you’re ever thinking about going to see the Victoria Falls, and wondering whether to see them from Zam or Zim, stop wondering: go from the Zim side.

They are even more staggering and overwhelming, and although you will get wet (unless you’re there in the dry season, in which case there won’t be much of the falls falling) you also get to actually see the falls! Once you’ve marvelled at the falls, follow the path down to Vic Falls bridge lookout point and watch the bungee jumpers. I’ve said this before, and I’ll no doubt say it again, but: no. No, no, no, no, no. I am NOT going to bungee jump. So there.

But it does look amazing, as they leap into the gorge below, right through a huge rainbow. And then they reach the end of the bungee their bodies jerk, and it looks very much like their necks/back/legs will be broken in many places. And then they dangle, helplessly, upside down, waiting for someone to come down and rescue them.

There’s also a gorge swing, which looks much more civilized. But “sadly” we...erm...didn’t have enough money to do it. Ahem.

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