Best Day Ever

I had heard talk of how amazing the falls are, but NOTHING compares to seeing them.

Honestly, those 36 hours in Zim were the most amazing in terms of the beauty but the most depressing in terms of the people.

We were staying at Shoestring Backpackers, and while not the nicest place I have ever stayed I did have a roof over my head. So who can complain?

I intended to do the Vic. Falls bungee jump. It is the highest bungee jump in the world at 211m (i think). Before I bought the jump pass I wanted to see someone do it. Thank god I watched, becuase the second that person jumped I looked over at Jessica and said there is NO FREAKING way you are getting me off this bridge on a cord.

Instead we opted for the helicopter ride over the falls, the boat ride at the base, a hike through vic falls national park, and the elephant back safari. Not a bad day right? How many people can say in one day they rode a helicopter and an elephant?

VICTORIA FALLS ARE AMAZING. I can see why it is one of the wonders of the world. There are no words that can do it justice. You just have to to and see it. If any of you get hte opportunity to go DO IT. It cost a lot of money but it is so worth it. The hike through the falls was awesome, and we got soaking wet. No pictures from that obviously.

What sucks about Zim you ask? Easy answer but a mean one none the less.....the people. Everyone is out to rip you off in this tourist town. It is one of those places where you need to negotiate the price of EVERYTHING.....something I am not good at. When you walk out the hostel inot the shopping district people swarm you asking for money, you shoes, if you need anything, if you will buy something, if you are lost. It just gets so exhausting. Originally I was sad that we could only stay 2 days, after bealing with that I realize the timeframe was perfect.

Don't get me wrong though, as you may be guessed from the title we had the most amazing day. Regardless of the fact that we were robbed. Oh, did I not mention that? See a later post for the story.