Woke up at 5am and
made it to the Zim border before all the crowds. Witnessed a most spectacular
sunrise over the Vic Falls as we crossed over the river.
Driving through
Zimbabwe to Kariba Lake was beautiful, and definitely one of our favourite
drives of the trip so far. The road winds and turns around hills and villages
and giant baobabs. We zoomed past as grumpy baboons slept in.
Excited to board the
Kariba Ferry we were the first team on board. Tertius sat below in a tight
squeeze with other team vehicles while we sat pretty on the deck sipping on
G&Ts and basking in what felt like luxury. Being too late to dock,
team Risk Africa now have a habit of making boats turn around for them.
The crew on the ferry
were fantastic and we ate like kings. Shorts and t-shirts have become the norm
and we are no longer freezing at night. Unfortunately Kitty had been fighting a
bug for a day or two so the motion of the Ferry was not ideal, but the boat
trip was a truly special experience. Fish eagles kept a watchful eye and we
were all in good spirits as the sun went down, smiling to ourselves as we
thought about what Joburg might be up to in its Friday afternoon in traffic.
Sea Lion pushed through the night as we fell asleep to the humming of the
engine.
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