Our 43 day tour is made up of two 21 day tours (Nairobi-->Vic Falls & Vic Falls-->Cape Town). So when we reached Livingstone it was essentially the end of the first half of the tour. We had 4 free days away from the truck while they cleaned, reorganized and our new crew arrived.

Zambia is more expensive than other countries along our route and our campsite was a $10 taxi ride into Livingstone so we decided to not stick around. It was only $30 to cross the border to Zimbabwe & we could get cheap accommodation at Shoestrings backpackers.

We treated ourselves to high tea and cocktails at The Victoria Falls Hotel. It is a beautiful old hotel with a British colonial theme and a gorgeous view of the bridge which we crossed earlier that day to get into Zim. We took up the challenge of unlimited tea and 3 tiers of cake and scones but retired after 6 cups and a few remaining cakes.

At Shoestrings that night we met two amazing guys from Johannesburg, Alex and Murray, who were a few weeks into a charity bike ride from Jo'burg to Nairobi. They are raising money so remote African communities can install water pumps into their villages. Check out their website, just google "Amanzi Awethu" and there is an opportunity to donate if you wish.

We were unfortunately at Vic falls during high water season. This meant our view was obstructed by lots of rain and mist. We were soaked from head to toe after just a few minutes of being close to the edge. Our camera we kept dry by wrapping in a plastic bag and bringing it out for a few seconds to grab a quick photo. Nonetheless, it was pretty amazing what we did see-millions of litres rushing over every minute.

That night Alex and Murray took us out for dinner to a local spot that served beef/chicken, rape (spinach) & sabza (maize) for $3AUD. We had to eat the whole meal with our hands, just like locals, as there was no cutlery. We had Mopani worm entrees accompanied by Chibuku beer (which is chunky creamed beer with a distant vomit tang).