Sunday, June 16, 2024 (continued)
We are not done yet! We were picked up at 16:00 in small bus that picked up passengers at other hotels and camps.
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We were dropped off for a sunset dinner cruise aboard
the Malachite, a two-deck pontoon boat (TripAdvisor) |
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First to the upper deck for the cruise on the Upper Zambezi
River (before it goes over Victoria Falls), although
we headed west away from the Falls (KSS) |
The Zambezi River is the fourth longest in Africa, at 2,574 km/1,599 miles.
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| Non-alcoholic welcome drink |
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Snacks of maize chips, peanuts, biltong (dried meat)
above breaded and fried olives, and banana chips
above finger sandwiches |
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| Other river cruise boats (KSS) |
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| The sun was blinding as we headed west |
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| Hippo eyes and nostrils above the water surface |
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Necrosyrtes monachus//Hooded Vultures and one
Gyps africanus/White-backed Vulture |
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| Sunset |
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| Crocodylus niloticus/Nile Crocodile |
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| Downstairs for dinner |
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| Kent at the dinner table |
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| The red of sunsets persists in the African sky |
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| Balls of butter and bread options |
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Starters: Fried maize porridge and crocodile bites
in a puff pastry shell |
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| Cream of mushroom soup |
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Bream fish with green beans, cauliflower, and potato
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| Custard with cookies and fruit |
Back in the small buses to be returned to the hotel.
Next: Victoria Falls Tour.
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