Capturing the Moment

No safety nets, no coned-off areas, just the sheer power of the falls a few feet away. Devil's Pool, Zambia.   Alright, talk about your wild adventures. Today was the last full day on our Grand Africa Safari extravaganza, so we wanted to go out with a bang. A friend of Greg and Sue's had put the idea of experiencing the Devil's Pool into their heads, and I was more than happy to make that happen. The Devil's Pool is a naturally occurring infinity pool formation, right at the edge of the might Victoria Falls. When the water isn't too high, it can be possible to hike, wade, and swim out to this pool of calmer water, and even peek over the side of the falls, down into the gorge below. It sure doesn't sound safe enough to be a thing in the States, but we were willing to try it out and see just how crazy this Devil's Pool really is.

  There is always a rainbow, but where the rainbow will be depends on the time of day and your viewing angle. The romance of Africa's past could be felt all around us, as our porter in a fine white uniform, greeted us and escorted us inside of the Victoria Falls Hotel. The hotel is pure old world grandeur. Various members of royalty have visited over the years, and the class of personal service here maintains even today. The hotel is a living piece of history, built in the early 1900's as a home for travelers on the Cape to Cairo Railway line. The path that leads through Victoria Falls National Park starts just a short distance from the hotel. After paying the $50 entry fee, we followed our ears to the low rumble, that grew louder with each step. Our surroundings started to get lusher and greener, with mist falling from the sky like some 24/7 rain. We sped past a large group of slower Road Scholars, and under the statue of David Livinstone, I presume, and down 38 steps to our f...