Victoria Falls

I reached Victoria Falls and headed down though the town to cross the bridge and see the falls from the Zambia side. However I had to cross the railway line and I got a little distracted.

One of the original tourist coaches.

A long line of wagons. This is a major railway centre as trains cross between Zimbabwe and Zambia and the marshalling yards split trains up depending on where their final destination is.

A couple of locomotives hauling a long line of wagons.

Looking over the bridge.

A view down the gorge with a rainbow and the shade of the bridge.

A view of the falls through jungle on the Zambian side.

A full frontal of the falls.

A view of the bridge over the gorge just below the falls.

A pedestrian bridge linking the bank with an island opposite the falls. It is constantly awash with spray from the falls as it is so close.

Looking over the edge of the falls.

Looking downstream over the edge of the falls.

The falls from the bridge.

Some of the many lorries that take Zambian copper  across the border and ultimately to ports on the Indian Ocean such as Durban or Beira in Mozambique.

Overlooking the Falls from the Zimbabwe side of the border.

Another view over the edge.

There was still a lot of spray from the millions of litres of water a minute that rush over the edge making good photos hard to take. But it was the rainy season and the water levels are high. The best photos are taken when the water levels are low.

The I went for a ride to see wildlife and because you are on a horse with four legs, the animals don't fear your presence and you can get a lot closer. These are Cape Buffalo, one of the Big Five game animals, dangerous because they have attitude and will charge.

Cape Buffalo.

A white backed vulture.

Me on my horse.

There were families of warthogs that we came across every half an hour. We saw kudu as well but they are timid and quick so I never had my camera out at the right moment.

And yet more Cape Buffalo. They are active in the morning and the evening but tend to stand or sit in the shade during the day.

 A mother and a calf which we would never see this close on foot without being gored.