Victoria Falls Hotel - Zimbabwe - We checked in a few days early to adjust from the trip's effects, deciding on the Victoria Falls Hotel to do so. It was a good decision. On our way into Victoria Falls Airport we spotted what appeared to be a huge fire in the bush, blowing white smoke high into the clear blue skies.

 

Victoria Falls - Once at the hotel, we realized the fire was actually "The Smoke that Thunders", aptly named such by the indigenous peoples prior to the arrival of David Livingstone in the 1850's. Mr. Livingstone (the 1st white guy to see the Falls) felt it was necessary to name it after Her Majesty Queen Victoria, although we much prefer the original. Our first view came while enjoying tea on the veranda of the hotel.