The Zambezi Sun

We stayed at the Zambezi Sun which is located right next to Victoria Falls, literally. We walked outside our room, down a path, and entered the falls. Granted that we only saw 1/4 of Victoria Falls from the Zambia side, but there will be more opportunities to go back and take our families to see it. (Yes, that's right family, you have to come see this amazing wonder. So get your passports ready!) Here's a link to a website that has photos of our place of stay. http://www.eyesonafrica.net/african-safari-zambia/zambezi-sun.htm

Upon arriving at the hotel, we were greeted by some African dancers. They enjoyed talking to the kids and calling Ricky, Daddy-O, and me, Momma. They traded hats with the boys for the picture. They probably didn't know they were wearing Clemson hats. Then, as we rode the golf cart to our room, we saw Zebra grazing in the lawn. We got right next to them, and even had to walk around because they wouldn't move. And the monkeys - what can I say... They were everywhere around the hotel. These baboons were curious creatures and were not afraid to come up to us. We were told not to feed them or try to touch them since they are still wild animals. The cutest thing was seeing the mother monkeys carrying their babies.

We were advised on this hotel by many fellow missionaries who had stayed there before. They all raved about the buffet breakfast which is included in your stay. Oh, my gosh! There was more food there than one could imagine. I think we gained 10 pounds in 2 days! The monkeys would even try to come into the open restaurant and steal food from the tables. One came to the table next to us and stole some sugar packets. And then one came up behind me and Coby, but I shooed it away with my napkin. The hotel staffs guards around the restaurant to keep the monkeys away, but we liked watching them from our table.