Friday was an action packed day in Livingstone. We drove from Lusaka and arrived at Livingstone at 12:00 p.m. We immediately went to Victoria Falls. I have been there twice before, but this time presented a few unexpected challenges.
Because we were pushed for time, we decided to eat our lunch (bread and fruit) while walking around the falls. This felt like a good decision until we were attacked by baboons who desired your food. One baboon approached us from behind while we were looking at the falls. When we turned around, it was charged at us. Michelle threw our bread at the baboon and stuffed the apples in Johnny’s bag. The baboon was not satisfied with the bread though. While Johnny was wearing the bag, it decided to attack and claw at the bag trying to get the apple. Fortunately, the baboon could not get in the bag, and we managed to scare it away.
The baboon was relentless though. It followed us throughout the Falls and when Johnny’s bag was open, the baboon decided to attack again. Johnny grabbed the apple from the bag and decided to throw it in Michelle’s direction. What a great husband Johnny was at that moment. Why should he endanger his life when he can just throw what the baboons want at his wife? We gave up trying to save our food at this point and gave the rest of the apples to the baboons. They left us alone after that. The baboons were also turning over the trash cans in the park. It was crazy to see.
Throughout the excitement of being attacked by animals, we were able to see the Falls and take lots of pictures. I have included some pictures of the baboons about to attack Johnny and some pictures of the Falls. If you ever have a chance, Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and the world’s largest continuous waterfall.
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