Zambia visit

with no real problems with the journey to Johannesburg and changing to SAA at the "bus terminal" that's what it looked like to take us out to the plane. We were met in Livingstone and taken to the hotel at the Falls. It is in a compound with guards. But it is lovely and the staff very nice too.
First afternoon we went on the Zambezi and sailed into the sunset on the African Queen. Just missed Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. Very sophisticated and relaxing.
Next morning Nawa came and took us on a guided tour to the Falls which are in walking distance from the hotel but we were taken in a car!
In the afternoon we flew over the Falls both on the Zambian side and Zimbabwean side. The pilot was from Oban. He took us into the canyons too which was quite scary and exciting.
Tuesday was a long day. We were off by 7.30 to Botswana. What a crossing!!!! This is a ferry crossing and we were taken by a small speed boat but huge lorries were waiting to get across and the ferry only took 2 at a time. Some must have waited for days I think. It was quite chaotic looking to us but Nawa smoothed things for us.
Once on the other side we were taken to a hotel before going on a bvoat trip on the Chobe River which borders Namibia. You couldn't describe the animals we saw. Hippos practically alongside us, impala on the shore with vervet monkeys, pied kingfishers. The list just goes on. But the highlight was the twenty young bull elephants gathering on the shore to swim to the island to graze. Absolutely amazing. The "Jesus" bird because people think it can walk on water and its clutch of eggs.
Back to the hotel for lunch and then on land safari. Again just amazing--- waterhogs, buffalo, kudu, zebu, giraffes and elephants galore. Lots of little ones.
Just so much to take in.
Journey back into Zambia in reverse and more chaos and money for re-entry. But all connections absolutely spot on.
Now in Pretoria. Again the arrangements are tiptop.
Janette and Hugh