Day 11- Flight of angels

David Livingstone later writes about the falls, 'No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It had never been seen before by European eyes; but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight'. The angels actually have the best view of the falls. On the ground, you can not see the entire falls due to the tremendous width and the water spray ensures that large parts are hidden from view. So we make the flight of angels. Since we do not have wings, this is done by helicopter.

The flight takes about 13 minutes at an altitude of about 900 m. The view is spectacular. We fly a couple of times over the falls so that everyone can take pictures.

Just as the angels would do, we watch with admiration.

After our flight we have some free time. We wander the local markets in search of souvenirs. However, there is not much that gets my interest.

The Victoria Falls Hotel was built in 1904 and is still a symbol of the British colonial empire. The English ladies with bright white parasols have now been replaced by tourists in colorful shorts and a variety of hats. Still the hotel has a special atmosphere. The walls are covered with historical pictures, full of memories of days gone by.

From Stanley's Terrace we take afternoon high tea overlooking the garden and waterfalls. It feels as if we are back in the British colonial empire.

 

The day ends with a dinner in the boma. The boma is a typical African dinner with song and dance. We have kudu and warthog as dinner. The daredevils also venture into eating a worm. It takes a while before they have convinced me, but eventually I try it too. I have a certificate as proof. At the end of the evening, we each get a jembe so we can drum like crazy along with the band.