Finally, the reason I went to Zambia in the first place, Victoria Falls. This place has been called on of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and I have to agree. The anticipation of seeing it and being able to go stand at the top of the falls was the pinnacle of my trip I could not wait for. I was not disappointed by the experience, and everyone in our group was in awe of the beauty of the falls.
We were able to stand at the very edge of the falls and look down. The amazing thing about the falls is that in two months, the area in the picture above will be bone dry. We were there in perfect time. The falls were not at their fullest, but it was still an amazing place to stand.
The other side of Livingstone Island was the other mile of the falls. We could not even see all of the falls due to the large spray put off by the massive waterfall.
We had to wear rain coats to avoid getting soaked by the spray and had to be barefoot due to the slippery rocks and mud. It was quite a trek around the island. Following the tour of the island and the falls we got to enjoy some tea and afternoon snacks. Another great adventure in Zambia.
Myles was very excited to see the candle lit on his cake, so much that he put out the flame with his hand instead of blowing it out. No harm done.
Myles loved all of the presents he got and I am sure has taken over the living room with his new toys.
Happy birthday Myles. And many, many more to come!
We were able to stand at the very edge of the falls and look down. The amazing thing about the falls is that in two months, the area in the picture above will be bone dry. We were there in perfect time. The falls were not at their fullest, but it was still an amazing place to stand.
The other side of Livingstone Island was the other mile of the falls. We could not even see all of the falls due to the large spray put off by the massive waterfall.
We had to wear rain coats to avoid getting soaked by the spray and had to be barefoot due to the slippery rocks and mud. It was quite a trek around the island. Following the tour of the island and the falls we got to enjoy some tea and afternoon snacks. Another great adventure in Zambia.
Our second full day in Zambia we hopped on another bus first thing in the morning to do the Lion Encounter. This program is helping to rebuild the African Lion population, that has been depleted by 75-80% over the last 30 years due to humans and poaching. This programs slowly releases lions into larger habitats and eventually will have cubs born from these lions we saw that will be released into the wild. Any lions that have had human interaction will not be released into the wild, but their offspring will be. It is a young program with great potential and I was glad to help them out by doing this great experience.
We got to take and hour walk in the bush with Besa and Bimba, two 8 month old sisters. And we got to get close with them. We pet them and watched them play in their habitat. It was pretty neat to be a part of.
I was the first one to get to pet the lions. They taught us before how to approach them, how to respond if they "looked" at us the wrong way, or how to react if they came towards us aggressively.
We were walking in the wild where earlier that morning rhinos and elephants were spotted right where we were walking.
An amazing experience that I will remember forever. What amazing animals. 
