Victoria Falls

Get up Friday to arrival at Victoria Falls was a 48 hour marathon. More than once we questioned our sanity...However, once arrived we checked in to the Victoria Falls Hotel and promptly headed for the short walk to the waters edge. Oh My!!! What a stunning sight, sound, and experience. The water is very high at this time. The spray obliterates the view and leaves you soaked to the skin.  We have had a couple of walking tours, one of the falls on the Zimbabwe side, and a self guided "walk about" on the Zambia side. Walking to the Zambia side means crossing the bridge and fending off aggressive street vendors. The border guards were very accommodating and not that interested in our passports. They just stamped us through, of course $40.00 for a day pass......another $40.00 to enter the park. This park is not as popular, maybe because of the hassle of border crossing and lack of hotels close by. The views and experience are equally impressive.....
  Today we were up at 5:30 to go walk with the lions. This was a conservation based activity where we participate in a daily walk of two young lions. The organization has been working very hard to hand raise lions and introduce them into the wild. It was up close and personal. A great experience and a worthy cause. These are serious young lions whom both are close to stage two. Stage two is teach them to hunt and no more human contact. Stage three is to have these lions reproduce and have thier cubs survive in the wild having never had human contact. They have not yet had a stage three success....
  ....and some random pics, this place is beautiful!