Off to Zambia

Last Friday our family began the long journey to Zambia. Our main purpose in going is for a month long training program for new Africa missionaries called 40/40. However we decided to go a few days early and take a mini-vacation to Livingstone, Zambia and visit Victoria Falls. It has been an adventure with lots of memories made already.

The first part of the journey took us up to Nampula on Friday.
We love road trips on dirt roads with rain. So fun!!
That night we staying in the guest house...our future home :)

Saturday morning we loaded up in this tiny taxi headed for the airport.
Literally....the bottom of the car go stuck trying to get out of the driveway!

We had no idea this would be the first of many times
on this trip to be crammed in a taxi. 

Having fun waiting at the Nampula airport

On our way to Nairobi, Kenya!

We spent the night in Nairobi with our friends Jane and Don
and then were off to Lusaka,  Zambia on Sunday.

On Monday morning we were off to Livingstone, Zambia
 in the back of a tour bus.

Some of the sights we saw as we traveled 7 hours outside of Lusaka

Beautiful fruits and veggies 

Our bus broke down for a little bit.....the girls were checking it out!

Tuesday morning we were ready for all Livingstone had to offer!
Our supper cool safari truck!

giraffes

Impalas

Zebras and warthogs

The girls in front of the mighty Zambezi River

Me and my guy

After our safari we went to Victoria Falls.
I could not stop saying, "That is amazing!"
It was so huge!

The spray is so intense. 

The spray gets you completely soaked going across the foot bridge
and at the viewing areas.

From the other side....the top of the falls are behind them

up river just a bit

At this point the girls wanted to go over to the big bridge and see the bungee jumping and other activities. Watch this to see what they did!

Headed back to our taxi....baboons just hanging out.... 

Right as I was taking this picture some baboons behind us
grabbed a ladies bags and ran off!!

Tracy