Dear readers, Thank you for being so patient for blogs. These go back to our road trip in Africa (even though I am now in INDIA!) So, maybe space out reading them since I;m gonna post, like, 6 and that way you won;t be too tired to comment on them! =)
Love, Meredith
Mosioa Tunya: The Smoke That Thunders.
It was breathtaking and seemed to simply spread on and out. We did not even see the whole thing! Victoria Falls could not have amazed me more. Michelle compared the pouring mist to what it must be like on the inside of a cloud. The amount of water that dumps on you from the smoke that thunders is incredible.
As you walk closer to the falls there is a bridge crossing over to, basically, and island. Once there, there is a path that winds right on the front side like 30 yards (!) from the falls. My teammates and I skipped down the path pausing to scream, yell, and, yes, even squeal in delight (and that includes the boys!). We were all laughing and running around and at times the mist was so thick you couldn’t even see the falls anymore.
We, later, climbed down through a rainforest jungle and saw what is known as the Boiling Point. It is a huge whirlpool in the Zambezi River coming from the falls and swirling back around to a secondary falls. It was quite large and nothing I would want to get stuck in. As we hiked back up the hill the jungle opened creating a framed porthole to view the Zambezi.
Striking the banks of the river, the cliffs are golden-sided and bespeckled with glistening green plants, grasses, and trees. They all glitter with mist creating a glowing corridor for the churning Zambezi. The bridge that connects Zimbabwe and Zambia is just as lovely as it is picturesque. It is over 100 years old and adds the elements of age reminding me of how long tourists have come here and more importantly, that this natural wonder of the world was here slowly creating itself for centuries before anyone ever saw it.
How majestic. How awesome. The Smoke That Thunders.
