Diary of a tour in South Africa . ields district, but on our return journeyI think we shall manage to pass through it 130 Diary of a Tour in South Africa. during the day. We turned in to-night full ofof expectancy for the morning. May iqtk to 24M. Victoria Falls. 3,000 feet above sea level, and 280 milesfrom Bulawayo. Our record is now 4,796miles since leaving Cape Town. I think I wakened this morning in theexpectancy of at least hearing the distant roarof these mighty Falls, as I knew that thestation at which we had come to anchor wasbarely a mile distant from them, but all wasquiet and dusty
Diary of a tour in South Africa . ields district, but on our return journeyI think we shall manage to pass through it 130 Diary of a Tour in South Africa. during the day. We turned in to-night full ofof expectancy for the morning. May iqtk to 24M. Victoria Falls. 3,000 feet above sea level, and 280 milesfrom Bulawayo. Our record is now 4,796miles since leaving Cape Town. I think I wakened this morning in theexpectancy of at least hearing the distant roarof these mighty Falls, as I knew that thestation at which we had come to anchor wasbarely a mile distant from them, but all wasquiet and dusty as usual, which at the timeI thought distinctly strange, particularly aswe knew, on excellent authority, that withthe river in flood, as it was at this date, thespray was rising on a still day to a height of3,000 feet, and could sometimes be seen at adistance of forty miles. Before I attempt togive my friends a description of these immenseFalls, I wish to say that my feeling after a THE ANNEX—VICTORIA FALLS HOTEL. >\\ V,Av\. THE GORGE OF THE ZAMBESI AND BRIDGE A^^^WV
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