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Took tablet 2 a.m. Emails. Up early and walked to the Falls. "Guide" 200 wanted more. Got wet crossing bridge but had rain macs Knifeedge bridge, fantastic views and rainbow. Unimpressed by Livingstone statue. Breakfast after we had changed and everything dried out by the time we left. To clinic £70. Doctor joked about sharpening his scalpel. Paid and pointed out a couple of faults electric plug and manager came straight away. Booked assistance the whole way. Must try and elevate leg and watch out for pins and needles. Packed and last minute search for locks. Tip to dancers for photos. Coach to airport K100 to porter so all Zambian money gone. Liz bought a lovely crib. 50 minute wait. Wrong seats on main flight back to Heathrow but in fact it was better being in the middle as I could stretch across 2 seats. Safely home best holiday ever. Glad to say leg cleared up thanks to treatment. 

Woke 4.30 a.m. dreaming about St Mark's Yeoville people Mrs Wilson and little old ladies who liked chatting to me! Strange how African nights bring back faces from the past the Gordons, Heather Brokenshire, Mum and Dad, Vi and Brien - all gone to glory. Was Killor right to link the zebra mother to my dream about Mum with black and white striped hair? I think so. Leg hurting a bit. Read 500 emails. Sent one to Rob and Ann. Breakfast very good delicious pancake saw Jim, Liz and Ryan from the train last night. Walked to the Falls and took the scenic route but not such great views. War memorial and zebras and giraffe in hotel grounds.  To helicopter which was fantastic 20 minute flight - along the gorge is incredibly exciting. Fantastic views over the falls - amazing. Truly the flight of angels. Bought the video and made one of Liz playing the marimba. Got cash and to clinic foot not as warm and wound clearing up well. Lunch with Castle lager by the pool. Had a sleep and to activity...

Early drive 4 lionesses and a cub playing on the road, red billed hoopoe, impala running, heron, darter, Egyptian goose, egret, Meyer's parrots, coucal, wild basil, finches, crowned cranes flying, lapwing, cormorant, jacana Jesus bird, grazing hippo, saddle billed stork, vultures and cranes circling in sky, darter drying wings, hammerkop, dwarf bittern, Khwai village and across bridge to Moremi North gate. Monkeys, egrets, Fork-tailed drongo, red billed quelea, little bee eater, bearded woodpecker, red Lechwe, spurwing goose, waterbuck, zebra. Night elephants trumpeting, zebras, hippos, Impala, springhares, . LAst morning storks, hippo out of water, said goodbye. we both awake in the night. wait for plane at 8 a.m. came 8.30 Charlotte the pilot flew us to Kasane. lovely book fm Rob and Charlotte about Savute. 1 hour flight Chobe river and to river crossing.  Long queues of huge lorries waiting to cross bridge being built. Herbert met us (now I am your father) sorted out visa into ...

Saturday to Moss Bros to be measured for the wedding tail coat. The assistant kept asking me my measurements - I thought the object of the exercise was for him to measure me! To Southwark cathedral for evensong at 4 p.m. Vickie was there and prayers were said for Zimbabwe. We remember Rose Gill from our congregation and the group with Bishop Nick Baines of Croydon who are in Zimbabwe at the moment. Rose took a lovely booklet about the church with her along with the tape and CD we had made. When we lived in Johannesburg, Mum, Dad, Ann and I had a wonderful holiday in Zimbabwe. The war was still going on so we saw soldiers at Victoria Falls. The flight over the falls must be the most thrilling experience of my travels all over the world - it truly is the flight of angels. The Victoria Falls hotel had all the old world charm and standards of the past. At Wankie the game warden knew exactly where to take us to see the wildlife. Dad remarked to him that he must phone the elephants to warn t...