Due to the size of the campsite & the great facilities it was a no brainer that we wouldn't be the only tour group there. Just after dark the night before, a truck pulled up & a bunch of Spanish speaking people got out & were very energetic & loud. At the time we didn't think anything of it & every Spanish speaking person I've met has been very lively.
It wasn't until after we all went to bed that the noise was a problem. I slept through most of it, but unfortunately for Tom & 90% of our tour group, the noise made sleep unattainable. It mostly consisted of drunk talking/yelling, laughter & music which was played from the bar.
After 12am 4 different people from our camp had been over to the bar to ask them to turn it down, while other frustrated people had yelled out from their tents, not wanting to forsake their warm sleeping bags. It was a chilly night & the first time Tom & I would wear socks & zip our sleeping bags up fully.
I'm sure there will be more cold nights as we head further down south. So at 4am it was no surprise that most people emerged from their tents tired & grumpy. There was some excessive, vindictive noise made as the tents were taken down, breakfast was made & "good mornings" were vigorously yelled. Tom made a grumble about inconsiderate drunk people that made me laugh! How the tables have turned.
The 7 hour drive went surprisingly fast & we arrived at the campsite by 2pm & immediately had a late lunch. We are close to Victoria falls on the Zambian side & an optional excursion for this afternoon is to go & see the Victoria Falls. Tom & I decide to wait till we can see them in Zimbabwe when we will have more time to enjoy them & where it's included in the trip. The afternoon viewing on the Zambian side is only for a couple of hours before it closes, in Zimbabwe we have a whole day. We spend the afternoon walking around the campsite & watching the monkeys create chaos on the tents. We later walked down to the bar that sits on the river to watch the sunset. It was nice to have an afternoon to ourselves away from the truck.
- Alli
It wasn't until after we all went to bed that the noise was a problem. I slept through most of it, but unfortunately for Tom & 90% of our tour group, the noise made sleep unattainable. It mostly consisted of drunk talking/yelling, laughter & music which was played from the bar.
After 12am 4 different people from our camp had been over to the bar to ask them to turn it down, while other frustrated people had yelled out from their tents, not wanting to forsake their warm sleeping bags. It was a chilly night & the first time Tom & I would wear socks & zip our sleeping bags up fully.
The 7 hour drive went surprisingly fast & we arrived at the campsite by 2pm & immediately had a late lunch. We are close to Victoria falls on the Zambian side & an optional excursion for this afternoon is to go & see the Victoria Falls. Tom & I decide to wait till we can see them in Zimbabwe when we will have more time to enjoy them & where it's included in the trip. The afternoon viewing on the Zambian side is only for a couple of hours before it closes, in Zimbabwe we have a whole day. We spend the afternoon walking around the campsite & watching the monkeys create chaos on the tents. We later walked down to the bar that sits on the river to watch the sunset. It was nice to have an afternoon to ourselves away from the truck.
- Alli
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