Today officially marks the halfway point of my stay in Lusaka. I have four months left in Lusaka. Having my folks visit made me long for home and yet at the same time I can't imagine leaving. It's wild.

Before my parents left, we had the chance to go down to Livingstone. We rented a car a drove the six hours down. While the trip itself was semi-disasterous (I got stuck in a rut and subsequently my dad threw out his back) our stay was not all bad. Exhibit A:



In the morning, we woke up and took a fifteen minute helicopter ride over Victoria Falls. First of all, I'd never been in a helicopter before and it was a rush. Really smooth though. Secondly, the view was like nothing I'd ever seen. It was a completely different experience than seeing the falls from the ground obviously. We circled around this natural wonder. I held my breath.

Afterwards, we went to see it from a different angle on the ground and we got drenched. The spray that the falls produce goes about a mile up in the air (you can see mist clouds in the photo) and rains down on surrounding areas. From any angle Vic Falls in breathtaking. And right now it's at about half its strength!