世界三大瀑布、僕らにとってラストワンになるビクトリアフォールズ。乾期の滝は本当に水量が少なくて、雨期のザパンザパンした写真から想像するに、今日の水はそれの10分の1くらいじゃないかと思える。間違いなく雨期に来たほうが迫力も全然違って良いのだろうけど、僕なんか悔しいから乾期の良さを考えてみた。濡れない、滝壺が丸見え、人が全然いない、崖好きにはたまらない、見学の時間が少なくてすむ。草花に目が行く。それでもヨメはたいそう楽しかったようで、理由はマイナスイオンだのだとか。ちなみに、ザンビア側とジンバブエ側両方にビューポイントがあるのだけど、乾期のザンビア側から見える滝は打たれても大丈夫じゃないかと思えるほど小さいので、ジンバブエ側で見るのを強くオススメ。
One of the world's top 3 biggest waterfalls, our last visit is the Victoria Falls. Right now it's in the middle of dry season and the amount of water that runs down the fall is so much smaller than we expected. It's like 1/10th of what we see in the picture in the guide book. I would definitely recommend to come during the rainy season. However here are some of my constructive points of dry falls. You don't get wet. The basin is so obvious. You don't bump to other people. You also get a feel of cliffs. You save your time. You get to see the flowers and greens. My wife seemed so excited because of negative ion. Besides, there are view points on both sides, from Zambia and from Zimbabwe. I would strongly recommend not to see from the Zambia side during the dry season. It is so small that you may survive from performing water ablutions by the fall.
translated by Mizue Kawamura
