Victoria Falls

Note: 3 new photo albums up

After my post yesterday I braved the throng of peddlers hawking their wood carvings and went down to see the Victoria Falls. I'm hesitant to even attempt to write something about it because it's so beautiful that words are inadequate. Just to give you a sense of the Falls' awesome power, I can hear them from my hostel at night, which is a 20 min walk away. Next to the Falls, the noise of this much water crashing down was humbling. Niagara Falls, in my opinion, does not compare. The water in the Zambezi River is currently flowing in a raging torrent on account of the unusually massive amount of rain this region of the world has had lately. Vic Falls drops into a mile-long canyon that is actually several different falls: Devil's Cataract, Main Falls, Rainbow Falls and Eastern Cataract. It took me about an hour to walk from one end to the other, with time to snap photos.

At my first glimpse, I got tears in my eyes. I've never seen anything so beautiful in my life. Everyone should see this first hand before they die.

The Falls throw up a ridiculous amount of mist, which has the effect of creating incredibly clear rainbows everywhere, and even a double rainbow as you can see from one of my pics. It also meant that as I walked farther East, I got more and more wet. By the time I got to the Eastern Cataract, I was standing in a virtual torrential downpour. At one point I thought I might actually be in the middle of a monsoon rain, because I couldn't believe the Falls were throwing down this much spray. But looking up, the skies were clear blue. Thankful that I brought my raincoat.

I didn't stay very long at the Falls, the reason being that I wanted to leave there with the sense of awe that struck me originally. I didn't want to become used to this much beauty. Have a look at my pictures.