Week 12- Personal
Here it is…our very last week in Zambia. I really
can’t believe that we have been here for 12 weeks. In one way it seems to have
really flown but at the same time it feels like a lifetime ago that we boarded
the plane at Dublin airport. I can honestly say I have enjoyed every single
minute of my time here in Zambia and even through somewhat stressful and
worrying times such as our experience at the immigration office, we managed to
find a funny side to that and when we think back, it seems like it was only a
minor hiccup along the way.
On Sunday afternoon, Ashleigh and I decided to be
very spontaneous and take a trip to an acrobatics class with our friend Steve
who is also staying a Jollyboys for a long period of time like us. We really
didn’t know what we were letting ourselves in for but we reached our
destination in one of the districts outside town where we went down a dirt
track to a small school. The class was taken by an Australian man who has been
teaching some of the local boys many technical moves such as black flips,
handstands and headstands. Ashleigh and I were in for a shock when we were
asked to participate, although I observed quite a few of the tricks since I
thought I would probably end up breaking something. It was a really enjoyable
afternoon and it was great mixing with the locals who made us feel very
welcome.
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Walking a cheetah |
Tuesday morning was a very early start for us but it
was well worth it as we had the opportunity to walk alongside lions and
cheetahs in the bush. It was an amazing experience and the fact that I was
walking these animals by the tail still makes me laugh, it was such a strange
yet most enjoyable encounter. To add to our ‘list of things to do in
Livingstone’, Ashleigh and I did a micro-light flight over the Zambezi river
and Victoria Falls. It was absolutely incredible and allowed us to see what the
falls actually look like since the previous times we have been to visit we’ve
barely been able to see a thing because of the shocking amount of spray. At one
point though I thought I was going to end up at the bottom of the Victoria
Falls when we flew through the spray and the microlight encountered a bit of
turbulence. Thankfully we made it through and I was able to continue to take in
the magnificent views that this part of the world has to offer.
Microlight over Victoria Falls |
With our Zambian friends Leonard and Golden |