When we got back from our hike this morning, Alex, the Zimbabwe guide dropped us off at the hotel. We decided we'd try town for lunch, so we took the hotel shuttle to town. It dropped us off at the Three Monkeys Cafe. I had what sounded like a small salad. It wasn't small, and it wasn't very good. Charlie tried a hamburger. Same for the hamburger. Part of the trouble here is that Zimbabwe doesn't have its own currency. Most of the prices are listed in US dollars, but at US rates. Since the rest of South Africa isn't as expensive as the US the rates are out of line. So was our lunch. Best thing was the Tuxedo Cat that wandered around the place.
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The shuttle driver explained we could be picked up where he dropped us off or at the local post office. We opted to walk back to the drop off point. It seemed farther when he was driving. We got back in less than 10 minutes. I took a few town photos. Here are some photos of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe:
Outside the local post office.
The singers were singing outside the gates of the Victoria Falls Park. They were there this morning too.
Trinket shops outside the Victoria Falls Park.
We hung around the room until the time to take our Zambezi River tour. While we waited we walked to the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge ( the bigger of the two facilities). They put out food for vultures in the afternoon. Here are the vultures outside the Lodge.
Back at out Victoria Falls Safari Club the local troop of warthogs gathered. I couldn't get a good photo of warthogs until today. Hurray. Here are my warthogs.
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They eat kneeling and look totally ridiculous. I am a real warthog fan. Unfortunately for them, they are also delicious.
At 4 we went with Alex for our Zambezi river tour. We ended up with three other sets of Americans. It was a lovely ride. The captain told us we couldn't get within 4 km of the Devil's Cataract, or we wouldn't be able to pull out of the current. Needless to say, we didn't. It was a lovely ride. They gave us wine and snacks and pointed out interesting animals and facts along the way. Here are my Zambezi river photos:
A crocodile on the bank
Hippopotamuses
An egret and a water buck
More hippos. The one above was quite annoyed that we had come close. He and a pal came out close to the boat and complained. We backed off. Apparently, hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa.
The birds in the photo above are quite distressed
There was a baby crocodile at the end of their little island that was bothering them
Sunset on the Zambezi river.
We had warthog for dinner at the main lodge. Tomorrow we are off to Johannesburg.
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