05/03/18

It was lovely to have a lie in this morning, and for me to appreciate my lovely hotel room, before we head off tomorrow and gods knows what sort of accommodation awaits us on the road.

Today though is all about a walk along Victoria Falls followed by afternoon tea on Livingston Island. This will be my second time and so I know what awaits. Martin though is in for a treat.

At the falls, we stayed on the Zambian side as it was a hassle to have to go through customs and we didn’t have too much time if we were to be back for high tea. As it is the wet season here the Zambezi is in full flow making the falls more dramatic and as we found out much wetter viewing than we had anticipated.

We went to the boiling pot, a part of the falls where the currents are strongest. Very impressive. Note to self though, get fitter before I come back, it is a hell of a trek back up the steps.

Next, we went to the high viewing area and the bridge where we could see the falls from the top, but we might just as well be standing under a shower. The water from the plume was ridiculous but awe inspiring.

After, we changed and headed to the Royal Livingston for high tea. As we went to the departing area we were told Princess Diana’s daughter was on the island. Martin and I just laughed. This is Africa after all.

The island was as I remembered it, but the flow of the Zambezi was much stronger. It may be age, but I found it was a lot more intimidating.

OK, this is hard to put into words but breath-taking, moving, nearest thing to heaven, emotional, beautiful, awe inspiring are just some of the emotions and feelings you have here. I hope everyone gets a chance to do this at least once. AMAZING

Afternoon tea over looking the falls was also surreal made all the more so by our fellow guests, Princess Charlene of Monaco, her brother, uncle and aunt. Oh of course the additional 3 body guards and their arsenal of weapons. It is like you couldn’t make this stuff up. I have to say she was lovely and very easy to talk to, especially as we could talk F1, Top Gear and gilded places.

Sorry, no photos of the Princess it is not the done thing.

OK, to sum up AWESOME.