Zambia – Easter at the Falls, Livingstone & bungi frenzy

I walked over to Zambia from the town of Vic Falls in Zimbabwe with a few friends on our 2nd day in town. We took a long break on the bridge over the Zambezi River to watch some of the bungee jumpers from above... wow! That's about all I can say (to the actual event, and the ridiculous cost!)

We continued on, after two successful border crossings to catch taxis into Livingstone -- the main city in Zambia, nearest Vic Falls. We found great bar-restaurant for lunch and had the opporunity to listen to a jazz band's rehearsal for their Easter celebration later that night. We took a brief walk through the markets on the street alongside, before returning to meet our taxi drivers (negotiated deal & time thang.) My friend Cristina was the only other person who wanted to experience the Zambian side of the falls, so the two of us took off on our own to do just that. Inside the park on this side, there is a bridge over to an island (basically an island of cliffs)... and the bridge is SOAKING! Everybody was laughing and running through the spray.. there was absolutely no way not to be drenched! We were having a blast playing in the 'rain'... only one minor glitch -- I forgot to put my passport back into my waterproof case after we crossed the border -- I had accidentally left it in my short's cargo pocket... and it had quickly taken on the start of running stamps, a wavering bar code, and my picture was peeling back from the main cover -- ai, yai! Only one temporary solution -- use some of my money to blot the stamps for the day, so I'd be able to get back across the border into Zimbabwe (as visas are involved!)... I had no problem re-crossing, but I did get some looks and a tad of laughter out of the border officials as I handed them the book of sogginess!

Being at the falls on this particular day was quite special. It was Easter, so all of the locals were there! Kids were swimming around and playing in the river above the falls and most others were picnicing along the edge. There is an intricate series of walking trails going every which-way through this side of the falls, so you can enjoy amazing views of main river before it plunges 100's of feet below, the falls from most every angle, and the bridge spanning over the Zambezi River.