Markets and Rhinos

Maramba Market is the local market in Livingston used by the local people for day to day living. Crowded, congested, very alive and vibrant. It assaults the western perspective with odors and sounds. Everything is for sale! From fresh meat to clothes to food stuffs of all kinds, bicycle parts and catepillars. A woman who works at Chanter's Lodge, Susie, guided us through the market yesterday and helped us make good purchases. We learned that bargaining is only found in the tourists curio stalls and not used in the market, which was refreshing. We bought a chitenge for Hannah, a Zambia stocking cap for Eliah, socks for Michelle and a hoe and broom for John. From the market we went to the Livingston Museum where we learned about David Livingston, the first white man to see and name Victoria Falls. From the museum we went on a walking rhino safari. Eight rhino live in Mosi Oa Tunya National Park. They are heavily guarded but roam the park, no fences or gates. We we fortunate enough to see five of the eight, and got as close as 50 feet from one of the males. They are amazingly big, we were told 2 1/2 tons. I am moving back to South Luangwa Valley today and John is heading home to Wyoming.