Left Zambia to pop into Botswana, accidentally stumble into Zimbabwe and cruise into Namibia

Last weekend we (Melanie, our new Sweedish roomie Sanna, and another friend Julien from Malta) headed to Livingstone. It was our friend Pascal's birthday, who lives there so we wanted to celebrate with him. We arrived Friday and hung out for the afternoon, had a nice supper and went to bed relatively early. Saturday morning we woke up with the sun and headed to Botswana for the day. Livingstone is only about an hour's drive from the border. We took the 5-minute ferry across the Zambezi river to the small and lovely town of Kasane, the northern-most town in Botswana, one that leads right to Chobe National Park. Upon reaching the other side, our driver took us for a little walk, we stepped over some barbed wire that was laying on the ground and then he says (with a slight chuckle), "oh....we are in Zimbabwe!" Apparently there is a more official border post but for a few brief moments we were technically, but illegally on Zimbabwe soil. We spent the afternoon on a small boat, on Chobe river. We played with the hippos, boated around them as they literally jumped out of the water like dolphins. At some points it was a bit scary, when they swam under water and we could not see their whereabouts. Let us not forget, they are wild hippos. We had a delicious lunch on the boat. Our guide pointed out Namibian land at which point we literally boated right into its reeds. So we officially touched 4 countries in a matter of a few hours. At one point we had to pee and got out on shore to do so, about 20 meters from a crocodile. When nature calls...

Sunday we went back to Victoria Falls. This time I decided to do something different. Melanie and Sanna went to the Devil's pool, which is an area on top of the falls that you can actually swim in during the dry season. Unfortunately it was pouring rain and the current was too strong and the water was too dirty that they were not permitted to swim. Julien and I went to the Zimbabwe side of the falls. So much more water on that side! It was absolutely spectacular. There was a lot of mist however, due to the amount of water, as well as the rain. But amazing nonetheless - well worth the $80US ($65 for Zim visa and $15 for entrance on that end). Will have to upload photos next time - not enough internet time right now.