Pooky and family in Botswana - 1st trip!

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Well done to those hard working people for getting the lost days back ^Q^ ^Q^


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Lisbeth wrote:That's a lot of water :shock: On the other hand there was far too much where less would have been better ;-)

Plenty of water Lisbeth. An awesome sight and fantastic for Kariba dam which was very low and needed to fill up. ^Q^


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Mel wrote:You took those photos through a plastic bag? :shock: And they are still crisp and clear despite the spray? :shock:

WOW! And well done ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
I opened the end of the bag for the lens to stick out a bit - I did take some through the bag but they weren't clear at all :-) :-) 0/*
My children kept telling me I was going to damage my camera, but fortunately all is well \O


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The falls do look very impressive, pooky ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Haha! The African Tourist Trap with those fines...it's so ironic when there is mayhem on the roads for local users! =O:



What a superb spot, pooky! ^Q^

And a nice bird and lifetime memories for the boy! ^Q^


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Pumbaa wrote:The falls do look very impressive, pooky ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Very impressive indeed Pumbaa


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Richprins wrote:Haha! The African Tourist Trap with those fines...it's so ironic when there is mayhem on the roads for local users! =O:



What a superb spot, pooky! ^Q^

And a nice bird and lifetime memories for the boy! ^Q^
O/ O/ =O: =O:

Superb it is!! And,yes, great memories for him

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The next day we visited the Look Out Cafe which has a stunning view of the gorge .
They have some rope swings. Tenielle, my granddaughter, wanted to have a go at them all, but
at R1697 a shot she had to choose one!!
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The bridge with a goods train on its way to Zambia
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On the side of the road this pretty flower with a bee
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This trolley was used to carry passengers from the flying boats to the Victoria Falls Hotel
and was pushed by man power
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The inscription on the trolley
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The grand old lady,still very much in operation, and looking great.
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That's how far we were from home!!
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Father and son - penny for their thoughts :-)
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In the top of the big trees around the hotel we saw some trumpeter hornbills.
Difficult to photograph them in the tree tops.
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A pretty water lily in the hotel gardens
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We went for a drive up the river. The vegetation was very thick so we saw
very little, but we did get to see the big tree.
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At the Elephant Hills hotel we found these guys in the middle of the lawn. The had made themselves
a nice mud puddle 0*\
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And a little tree frog blending into the tree trunk
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Lastly at Vic Falls a Zambezi gecko (I think)
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Trumpeter Hornbill \O still one I have to see

and tree Frog

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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