Not in Zimbabwe but enjoying Vic Falls!! 28/06/08

Hi Everyone,

Yes, we are still here and NO we are not in Zimbabwe!! The day before we were meant to cross the border the company decided to pull out so we are currently in Zambia and doing all the bits and pieces from this side. We went out on a helicopter flight over the falls today and it was just spectacular!! The water level is still to high to swim in the Devil’s Pools … so there might have to be a next time!!

The last couple of weeks have been full of excitement. We enjoyed a drive through Etosha NP in Namibia where we saw lots more animals we were also fortunate to camp in the park on our final night and got an awesome African sunset with a giraffe at a watering hole. We spent three days bush camping in the Okavango Delta in Botswana and then enjoyed a scenic flight over it. The water levels still need to rise so there was a lot more land than we had expected. We did game walks with guides and that was the highlight … no barriers or safari vehicles to save you!!
We also had an elephant in extremely close contact with our campsite. We were taken into the delta via Mokoros (the local dugout canoe). Ours was a little temperamental (but very authentic) and all my stuff was soaked through on arrival … ahh well … it dried!!

We have just come from Chobe NP in the north of Botswana. We enjoyed a sunset boat booze cruise on the Chobe river into the park on our first night there and were very spoilt with Elephants and Hippos!! But there was more in store for us and one of the highlights of the trip so far has to be the overnight in Chobe NP. We were treated to a fantastic game drive into the park (the guides even went off the road to hunt down the game). The animals were plentiful and the highlight – two male lions!! We then entered into our bush camp which included candlelight dinner (tablecloths and china plates … something we have not enjoyed for a while). We were waited on and even woke up to hot water in a canvas bag outside our tent to wash with and all that was after an awesome nights sleep in proper camp beds with a duvet!! (Not our half body, tiny 1.5cm thick mattress).

The camping is going well and we haven’t upgraded yet!! Our group is changing over the weekend and the ones heading up are waiting in anticipation of who will be joining us … it has been a lot of fun so far and a great group so we have been very lucky.

Love to all and we will continue to be in touch as we can.

Thanks for the emails it is lovely to hear your news when we get a chance to be online.Victoria and Marcus