Day 42 - 46 - Binga

Our houseboat

From Monday to Friday, the three of us spent our time at Binga, just north of the Victoria Falls, where we had the chore of fishing every morning and evening while staying on a houseboat.  This was part two of three of our 10 day holiday.  For this trip, we had to part with Auntie Deb and her girls, leaving the Addison clan and ourselves - 18 in total.

The storm

Our first few hours on the water entailed quite a severe storm in which we lost pillows and cushions from the top deck, the jacuzzi cover and a jerry can.  Needless to say, it was an experience that many on the boat would prefer not to relive.  However, after the storm we were blessed with a beautiful African sunset. 

The itinerary for the next few days went something like this:-

Post-storm sunset

• Wake up
• Go fishing for a few hours
• Eat breakfast
• Sleep
• Eat lunch
• Sleep
• Go fishing for a few hours
• Eat dinner
• Sleep

Jonno's big fish

There were lots memorable moments on the houseboat, such as seeing some game on the shore and jumping off the top of the boat into the water.

There were several records made while on this trip.  Jonno was the lucky one to land the biggest fish of the trip, a 1.5Kg Bream.  Neil caught the smallest fish.  Andrew caught a turtle and the biggest catch for one trip was approximately 30Kg of Bream.

It was a great time to relax, get to know each other and stand be in awe of the awesome scenery.


Alex