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Breathtaking is the only word I could think of, I stood there mouth wide open. Breathing in the humid air from the foam, I did not mind the light drizzle which wet my clothes, as we lazily crossed the bridge to the Zambian side marvelling at the Italian architecture that is the dam wall.
There I was at the famous tea room, which many people argue is the best position from which to watch the floodgates of the giant Lake Kariba.
Only three were open but millions of litres of water were forcing their way down to the mighty Zambezi, which of course at this particular point looks like a small stream.
Like Victoria Falls, the falling water was catching the sun’s rays, creating a beautiful rainbow. The constant roar of water falling drowned any attempt we made at talking and we resigned to view the spectacle in silence.
I love water, I believe water-based resorts are the best by far, as a result I never pass the opportunity to be at a resort with water-based tourism. It came as no surprise that when my cousin asked me to accompany him to Kariba for a weekend I jumped at the opportunity.
The road journey to Kariba is long and very boring but, of course, the spectacle at the end was going to take care of any negative effects of the journey.
Traffic to the dam wall was higher than usual and I smiled, that meant one thing – the floodgates were open.
Our first point of call was the famous tea room; this is arguably the best place from which to view the open flood gates.
The view was nothing short of movie material, I had seen this view more times than I can count but it always feels like the first time each time.
A visit to Kariba would not be complete without viewing the famous sunset on the lake. We where operating on a low budget but somewhere somehow we managed to talk our way into a houseboat that was just setting out for the famed spectacle.
This was stunning; the sun seemed to hang in at the edge for a few moments before finally taking the last dive for the day.
The litany of wow! Wows! Confirmed this was a scene of unrivalled beauty, the place sure deserves its name; the mythical Kariba.
I did not even realise it was time to get off the boat, the splendid sight was still in my mind and it seemed in my eyes too.
Online Reporter