Fairytale Waterfalls 2

After a really comfortable night that was also good, because I had the chance to talk with my father properly about all and nothing, and a surprisingly good breakfast, Lorrie was actually so kind to gift us with two beautiful batik cloths - the perfect present for my mummy, who didn't want us to buy a souvenir for her, but actually enjoys textures and more unique patterns. :D

Then we relaxed at the pool or I did -> my father was working :S and played with Jojo, one of the four dogs, who loves to play fetch so much that to stop the game you have to throw his toy "accidentally" in the pool. At 10 we then went with Simon to the more adrenalin type activities in Victoria Falls, yet due to my mistake, which turned out to be a rather good choice, we didn't do a one single slide over the canyon, but actually a longer sliding parcours over a side arm of the canyon - the Canopy Tour - similar to the slides in the Kletterwald in Seulberg. It may not have had so much adrenalin, but one can truly enjoy the view, for which again words or pictures are absolutely not adequate. Guys, you just have to come here yourself!

All I can tell is that we really enjoyed it, encountered baboons and beautiful flowers and trees. And the view of the Canyon is so breath taking that you are so hypnotized by it that you usually just a few meters before the platform remember to slow down ;)

We had two companions to hook and unhook us onto the slides, but as you properly have realized I absolutely wanted also do it myself... And their own not always safe maneuvers of course made me remind them like an overprotective mother to secure themselves XD

The tour providers were all young locals, who really seemed to have a clue of their business as they made it professional while keeping it a fun experience. Afterwards they even drove us to the Safari Lodge, where we enjoyed the great view from their platform to the waterhole and nature park below it. We saw a cute elephant family and warthogs. As this was such an amazing place we also enjoyed a great lunch over there, which was only interrupted by the lunch of the vultures, which Lorrie had recommended us to witness. Their lunch was brutal, blurry and breathtaking. Suddenly the sky was full of hundreds of vultures, who were diving down to get their share of raw meat and on the ground pushing and shocking, threatening and pecking at each other in a tight packed crowd, which would shame a Madonna concert. The strongest fought for the food and then flew with their quarry to a nearby tree to munch their lunch. In the meanwhile the less strong waited for the big ones to leave and then picked up every single left over piece, even if one couldn't recognize them anymore with the bare eye.

After witnessing this meal of nature we walked a bit through the park, but it was so hot that after seeing a lizard and a wild warthog we turned around and left walking towards Lorrie's B&B from where we then had to go to the airport and leave this magical place. However, on our way we still quickly stopped at the Victoria Falls Hotel, probably the most exclusive and expensive one you can find. From its terrace you have an amazing view of the Victoria Falls Bridge and the Canyon, but otherwise it was rather ridiculous: real animal heads on the wall, flayed zebra skins, constantly watered grass in a country where water is scarce and sculptures ranging from 1000 to 100000 Dollars. A simple duck sculpture of $1600 could keep a typical family in Africa going for more than a year. Africa teaches u,s how we can waste away great sums of money, which are very much needed, for so-called beauties which actually are only trophies made to show off, while nature itself provides us with the most magnificent beauty for free.