Sunset Cruise and BOMA

Guess who lined up at the open bar first for our Zambezi River sunset cruise?
Then we kicked back to enjoy the drinks, scenery, and food.
Oh, may I introduce Evan? In case you haven't met him.
The sun was setting.
The elephants were swimming ashore.
Crocodiles were dozing.
And the sun set even more.
There were also hippos, and many other common, everyday, grazing on your backyard kinds of animals.
Ruth and I got dropped off at BOMA after the cruise. It's an entertainment, dinner, drumming, dancing event place.
The Zimbabwe tribes were singing and dancing.
We ate caterpillars again but this time they were soft and in an onion sauce, and this time we got a certificate for eating them.
A highlight for me was a djembe drum circle that included everybody in the place. It was mayhem. But a pretty good drumming lesson.
Every night on this trip, I fall asleep as soon as I look at the bed.




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