Sunday, July 28, 2013 – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – Walk Along The Falls

a list of the flora and fauna we might see on our walk

Abi points out our paths in the rain forest bordering the falls

warthog

statue of David Livingstone

the mist which keeps the narrow strip of rain forest wet

morning sun on the mist

huddled in our rain ponchos we watch the falls

cataracts of the falls

Arthur & Martha

fantastic double rainbow

Abi points out a strangler vine taking over a tree

Abi Nyomi

more of the falls

Abi Nyoni, Laura Westray, Arthur Kay, and Marian Moran are surrounded by a rainbow

Arthur looks back

another group is surrounded by a double rainbow

the old bridge where you can bungee jump and cross the chasm on a zip line

what bird?

the Zimbabwe flag is on the left
Sunday, July 28, 2013 – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – Visit with the Nyomis
But first we stopped off in the town of Victoria Falls to visit Abi’s family. His wife Loren, daughter Allwyn (b 1979), and sons Junior (b 1984), Allan (b 1989), and Leo (b 2009) live there along with a nanny, Barbara. All 7 in the family unit live in a 4-room house with a living room, 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bath. Loren says they are very lucky. Among her neighbors many have 4 families sharing the same 4-room cottage. I asked how the kids slept in their little room. Loren said that the little one, Leo, sleeps with Loren and Abi in one bedroom, and the nanny sleeps with Junior, Allan, and Allwyn in the other bedroom. But I couldn’t see how you would put four people in the small bedroom. Loren said that the nanny slept with Alan and Junior in the bed, and that Allwyn would lay a pallet on the floor in the tiny space that remained.

Winston Padgett (our phones work here and we have internet access!)

Janet Shi

Naomi (another OAT guide), Abi Nyomi, and Janet Shi

sights as we drive to Abi's house in Victoria Falls -- not the usual tourist area

Hillary and Winston Padgett with the Rainbow Hotel carved lion

street scene with high gutters for water run-off

street scene

Allan Nyoni, Abi Nyoni, Junior Nyoni, and nanny Barbara

Allan and Junior Nyoni welcomed us to their home

Allan Nyoni, Junior Nyoni, a neighbor, and Loren Nyoni

Leo Nyoni

brothers Junior Nyoni and Allan Nyoni

a neighboring little girl

Junior Nyoni

Laura Westray and Allan Nyoni

Leo Nyoni

neighboring toddlers

street scene on our way to the airport

street scene on our way to the airport
Sunday, July 28, 2013 – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Johannesburg, South Africa


leaving Victoria Falls

flying from Paris to Amsterdam

