The Trilogy of Terror

In the last post we talked about Zimbabwe....and I have to admit, Jess and I did go to Zimbabwe....Don’t worry mom, we only stepped foot on the other side after our Zip Trek, we didn’t actually go into the country, but I am still going to count it! So, the three of us embarked on the trilogy of terror... bungee, gorge swing, and zip trekking. I had been almost dreading it as I have bungee jumped before and I get nightmares thinking about it sometimes. Tensions were high on the walk to the jumping area. Cam and Jess shut down and said nothing the whole walk. I on the other hand seized the moment and nervously talked the WHOLE time, about nothing in particular, just nervous chatting......So scared.

Oh Lianne and her nervous chatter! I am surprised she wasn’t doing her other nervous habit..stretching. So we had originally decided that Cam would jump first since he is deathly afraid of heights. But then all of a sudden I was strapped up and before I knew it they were walking me to the edge..then someone started counting five, four, three, two, one...jump!! And I flew myself off a 110 meter high bridge, into a massive gorge containing the churning Zambezi river. Pretty crazy stuff, I know.

Jess had great form too...I did the gorge swing first. I’m not going to lie, I actually had no clue what this was. So I got strapped into a harness (like a big diaper almost) and was told to run and jump off the bridge. That was it, just run and jump, easy right? I was playing it cool at this point, but after the jump I think I had a mini anxiety attack know that I had to jump again, head first this time with the bungee which was a lot more nerve racking for me!

Ok for me this whole gorge swing was actually even more scary for me. I think because you literally run and then jump off the bridge, then you are pretty much free falling for 11 seconds before the ropes finally kick in. They keep you suspended in the gorge for quite a long time (again with that churning Zambezi beneath you), I think at this point I may have even had a chat with God..that is how beautiful the scenery is. You also have quite the spectacular view of Vic Falls at this point too!

And lastly, we spent a glorious evening on a sunset boat cruise on the Zambezi river (ok, the boat was more like floating pontoons). There was a BBQ and a few drinks, along with sightings of hippos, crocs, and elephants. For the record, these eagle eyes were the first to spot the animals. I made an embarrassing announcement about the animals because I was so excited..."Everybody, look, Hippos!!!!" We spent the rest of the evening with some of our new found friends from Ireland and Britain. This has been a great trip so far with copious amounts of networking and friendship building. There is one little downfall so far...those darn red itchy spots are back...I hope it’s not bedbugs again!!!! I will keep you posted.

Yes the sunset boat cruise was amazing..why?? because the sunset was soooooooooo beautiful. There is something about these African sunsets. I have never seen so many colours in one sunset before, breathtaking. I can’t wait to put up those pics to show you guys. Now on that note we only have a couple days left in Livingstone. I am having so much fun that I don’t want to leave!! But we do need to get back to Lusaka and do some work. But I already can’t wait to come back to Livingstone...