This past weekend, I had the opportunity to travel to Livingstone for a braii (barbeque) for all the Southern Province volunteers. Though it was a long trip for some food and fun, it was still worth going. It was good to reconnect with all the volunteers that have been in country for a while, as well as to get acquainted with the large batch that arrived in October.
On Saturday afternoon, I went with my housemate Rob and our friend Dan to visit Victoria Falls. As my loyal blog followers might remember, I also visited the falls in July. What a difference a few months makes!
In July, I got thoroughly soaked by the spray from the might Mosi-oa-Tunya, or "smoke that thunders". On Saturday, I only got a little wet from a few raindrops. The thunder has since quieted to a mere whisper.
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| The water tumbles over the edge of a very long "gash" in the earth. It's hard to see the other side for all the spray. |
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| Walking across the bridge is a very wet and slippery affair. |
November
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| Victoria Falls: a dramatic canyon, nonetheless. |
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| The same bridge, now bone dry. In July, the water tumbles over the rock face at left. |
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| There's still lots of water falling over the edge, it's just spread out a bit more along the canyon now. |
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| Standing in the river bed, where mere months ago I would have been washed into oblivion. |
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| Ok, this is really just to show my new look. |
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| Good friends in a world famous location! |
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