Indescribable

As I walked near, upstream, below, and both "sides" trying to think of how to tell people about it, the words of indescribable, incredible, unbelievable were all that came to mind. Not very helpful or descriptive.

Some of the aspects that make it spectacular are the beauty visually, the roaring sound that can be heard from far away, the rainbows at certain times of days, the power of the water falling over the cliffs, the volume of water, and the size of the waterfall.

Everyone who travels to see this wonder asks which side is better. I took advantage of the opportunity of being there and saw both sides. I saw Zimbabwe side first. This side enables one to see the largest section of the falls. The Zambia side allows one to get closer to the falls, walk further upstream and go to river level below the falls. My conclusion: if a tourist from the United States, get the Kaza Uni Visa which allows one to go to both countries multiple times in 30 days. In other words, see both sides if at all possible.

The mist from the falls could be seen from where I was staying in Victoria Falls. The roar of the falls could be heard from dark to about 6:30 AM. After 6:30 AM, the sound of helicopter rides usurped the sound of the falls at the rest camp. The rest camp/downtown was about a 15 minute walk from the falls.

One day I had crocodile on a fresh greens salad lunch at the Victoria Falls Hotel which is an expensive place to stay. The patio overlooks the spray of the falls. The yard and pathways lead to views of the river below at its first switchback. The salad was the first I had had in 6 months. It was delicious.

In Zambia, I stayed at Faulty Towers hostel. This was a great place to stay complete with a pool, living room and dining room separate from the bar and pool area. Travels literally from all over the world were staying there for times of one night to up to 5 weeks. Single travelers and families were there. This made for several great conversations about different countries and people's choices in life, working, traveling, living. The falls were about a 10 minute taxi ride from Livingstone.

After spending several hours at the falls and a couple weeks later, I do not have any more descriptive words for it.