Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi - April 14

At breakfast in the hostel I met up with a whole load of guys who had travelled ahead of the tour to spend some extra time in Livingstone - it was good to hang out with them for a while. We decided to head on over to camp to be there when the riders returned - as it happened by the time we got our taxi we actually passed Tori as she rode in and quite a few of the other riders were already in camp. It was good to catch up with them - I wanted to work on my bike - to clean it and put it back to working order again - I had neglected it totally since I had been sick so I hoped it was all OK. It was fine - I cleaned it thoroughly and startred replacing the cables. It seemed that everyone had signed up for a sunset cruise that evening - sounded like a booze cruise to me - but it seemed like everyone was going so I signed up as well. There was food and drink and we would sail out and watch the sun set - sounded like a good idea! There was a discount if you signed up for a second activity so I decided on the morning safari at 6.30 am. I ended up working on my bike for so long I suddenly realised it was time for the cruise - fortunately I had my smart clothes in my locker so could grab a quick shower and be ready! Yes - it was definitely a booze cruise!! We did see a huge crocodile which kept us company for a while and then we stopped to watch the sun set. Just then we heard a loud splash. A couple of people had jumped in would you believe? We had just seen a crocodile!!? Anyway they were pulled back on board but the captain was understandably angry and so immediately started the return!! But we had seen the sun set and everyone was having fun - it was so good that all the group was joining in! We chugged back down the river enjoying ourselves and actually didn't return any earlier than the other boats in the end - so it was a really good, fun evening. Although we had eaten on the boat it wasn't very much so we went straight to the restaurant bar and the party continued to the early hours. It was a lot of fun and I was fortunate in that I had plenty of energy, not having ridden like the rest of them. Just as well as it must have been about 2 am when I got to bed and I had to be up again in a few hours for my morning Game drive!!