Imagine one of those airy dreams, almost nightmarish but not quite, one of those backwards ones where nothing really makes sense, except it does. Now add a glossy cinematic feel to it, as if it were discovered by some indie film art director but put to life with a Hollywood sized budget where no special effects have been spared.
That. Is what the moonbow at Victoria Falls is exactly.
Only 3 days a month can you enter the Vic Falls at night; the evening prior to full moon, full moon, and the following evening. This is when the moonlight is so strong that it has enough light power to create a rainbow. Our eyes don’t see all the colors of a normal rainbow, however what we do see at night is a glowing white arch, perched over top of almost silver looking water, tumbling into darkness below. There is a hint of light coming from Zimbabwe in the far distance, but that just adds to the overall gobsmacking portrait in front of us.
Group laughter, tour guides and loud attempts to talk over the noise were not overthrowing the roaring falls this time. Instead, whispers were exchanged, darkness welcomed a calm feeling of solitude, and tears of absolute bewilderment and awe rolled silently down cheeks…
Then there was the mood killer; some brainless person scuttled in view, trying to capture the dreambow with their piddley 3 megapixel camera on bloody auto-flash! Aimlessly taking numerous photos, while wondering why he wasn’t able to capture the image, spoiling poor Stuarts 1minute long exposures. Fiver went nuts, it was awesome.
Moonbow, lunabow, dreambow – it is definitely one the most remarkable sights one can see.
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