I know what you're thinking, and no this is not a scene from Avatar!
This is Victoria Falls, know by the locals as Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders). This waterfall is the worlds largest sheet of falling water with a width of 5,604 ft. For those counting its over a mile wide!
The first recorded European to view the falls was David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary who named it in honor of Queen Victoria. He wrote, "No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It had never been seen before by European eyes; but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight."
Touche' Dr. Livingstone.
Victoria falls is almost the southernmost point in Zambia, about a 7 hour bus ride from Lusaka. Located on the Zambezi River, it is the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
This will be our first stop on our trip as we "de-westernize" and prepare our hearts for the much need work in Lusaka.
