Devil's Pool

Well it was time to try something really daring here. My friend Suzanne from the UK is here volunteering for 3 weeks and we decided to try out Devil's Pool. I realized afterwards that I really didn't mention to Suzanne what Devil's Pool really was and I noticed that neither did I until I did it. So basically we went over to Livingstone Island as I did with Jordan and Dad while they were here but you take it up a couple hundred notches. After walking along the edge to take some photos we strip down to our bathing suits and get ready to get in the water. Here is how the explanation went for us....Ok so you need to swim over there through the current (he points away from the edge of the falls) in order to get over there (points more towards the falls). The current is quite strong but just push through and don't panic. I'm sure if you had a camera on all of our faces you would see nothing but panic!! If the current happens to take you grab on to that rope over there that's just 10 meters from the edge of the falls. Afterwards you are going to need to crawl like a crab over these rocks to the point where you will jump into the pool. Needless to say Suzanne turns to me and wonders how she ever trusted her friend to book her on this excursion.

So we jump into the pool or in my case I slide out of fear. They bring you to the edge where a rock wall of about 6-10 inches stands in front of you and going over the Victoria Falls. I didn't think it was possible to dig my nails into rock but it is!! Suzanne pulled muscles in her neck avoiding looking over the edge and fighting the current coming at us. All I can say is that I'm not sure how it is even legal to do this activity. It definitely would not have passed the Lundbeck HR qualifications!!

Anyhow we did survive and proceeded to spend the rest of the day poolside at the Zambezi Sun sipping on some cocktails. I had the chance as well to use my underwater camera which has worked out amazingly.

Other than that it's just lion, lions, lions and elephants...awesome times but only 6 weeks left. Time has gone by so quickly.

Stay tuned....

Vick xoxo