The Devil's Pool
On leaving South Luangwa National Park, we flew up to Livingstone, to the
Victoria Falls to fulfil a bucket-list wish - to swim in the Devil's Pool!
The picture above shows the spray rising from the Falls, shot through with a rainbow.
The Devil's Pool is a natural rock formation right on the very edge of the Falls, where you can swim and look over the edge at the water falling over 100 meters down to the gorge. There is a rock barrier that prevents you being carried over the edge, but this activity is only safe during certain times of the year, when the mighty Zambezi is not in full flood. Even so, you can still feel the pressure of the water lifting your legs up - quite an adrenelin rush!
We were lucky enough to be there at the right time! We took a boat over to Livingstone Island, and from there we took a walk along the top - what a spectacular view!
Then it was time to change and step out into the Zambezi River....
we walked across some rocks then climbed down into the water and swam to the edge, following
our guide, whilst his assistant took some photos of us.
If you would like to see the video, check out
http://skisafariblog.blogspot.ug/2017/09/conquering-devils-pool-days-8-9-25-th.html
Next stop.....Namibia
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