Ferry to Zambia

I've made it to Victoria Falls.
To get here I had to take a ferry from Kasane across the Zambezi river to Zambia.
On the Botswanan side I walked up immigration and said I wanted to take the ferry.
The lady in the booth asked if I had a car.
"No."
"Are you traveling alone?"
"Yes"
Then, she paused and came up close to the glass. "Make sure you pay for the ferry while you are on it. Don't trust anyone on the Zambian side."
Yay! Sounds safe!

I walked a quarter mile to the river and sat in the dirt under a tree and watched the ferry slowly pull up.
When the ferry hit the Botswanan side 15 dugout canoes pulled up with it. Immediately, a truck parked on the shore opened up its gate and dozens of people started loading beer into the canoes. As this was happening a man walked off the ferry to a customs official and handed him some money from his wallet.
Within two minutes all of the canoes where loaded with the black market beer and started off for the other side.
The ferry itself was about 75 cents.While crossing a young hustler attached himself to me and we spent the ride negotiated exchange rates from dollars into Zambian money. Once I found a cab on the other side I finished negotiations and got 85,000 K for $20 (which is actually a pretty good rate for the circumstances).
 

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