Victoria Falls

When we lived in Boston, we'd sometimes go to an Ethiopian restaurant.  At this restaurant, they had a poster of Victoria Falls in all of it's glory at peak wet season.  I distinctly remember thinking that it looked like a cool place to visit, but that I'd never have the chance.  All of that changed with this trip. We may not have visited during rainy season, but it was still impressive and kind of like a dream come true I guess.

Somehow I didn't realize that Vic Falls actually falls into a gorge so you're not that far from the falls when you're in the park

Most of the falls are in Zimbabwe, but the thready bits to the right are in Zambia.  During dry season the Zambian side often dries up.

 We took a helicopter tour of the falls to get a feel of the scale and landscape around.

Everyone loved the helicopter ride.  Not only did we get to see the falls, but we also flew around and saw some game from the air.

A 1,000+ year old Baobab tree

At the falls

Because there's so much mist in the air from the falls, the area immediately around the falls is a rainforest.  Here is a fallen tree in the forest that looks a lot like a rhino if you ask me (or Julia).

As the kids get taller, this height order won't work much longer.  I was the only one who took up our guide on a full length raincoat, in case you're wondering about my awesome style

The falls - this isn't even at max capacity

My cool raincoat kept me dry -Noah meanwhile couldn't wait to get out of the mist.

Stuff that wold never happen in the US - we are on the other side the gorge looking at the falls.  They have a "danger" viewing spot where you can walk out on the (wet) rocks right to the edge of the gorge.  There is no barrier at all, just 2 little signs warning of danger.  What was funny was how freaked out the kids were by the lack of fencing, so they didn't go too close to the edge.