Archive for February 24th, 2008

Monkey Business

Posted by: mike in Zambia

This is Anthony … and this is his sworn enemy, the Vervet Monkey
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The Royal Livingston Lodge employs Anthony to keep the vervet monkeys away from the Lodge. As Christine can attest, these monkeys have no fear, and will go after anything. They will go into your room, steal food from your table or run off with your car keys. They look absolutely adorable, but these guys can be true pests. Ala Bill Murray in Caddyshack, Anthony, armed with his trusty slingshot and a few pebbles, faces a never ending battle between man and beast. We haven’t seen Anthony actually hit one yet. In fact half of the time they see him coming and he just snaps the slingshot and they run away. Not a big fan of the vervet monkey, maybe tomorrow Christine will slip him a few bucks for a shot at one.

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Mosi-Oa-Tunya

Posted by: christine in Zambia

Victoria falls from the Knife Edge“The Smoke that Thunders” is the Kololo name for Victoria Falls. We spent 3 days enjoying the falls viewing it from the town of Livingstone on the Zambian-side. We walked to the Knife Edge, which requires us to cross a footbridge and get soaked by the mist. The rains in the north flowing down the Zambezi River kept the waterfalls full and bursting, and a beautiful sight to behold.

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