davedigi

Arrived back in Windhoek today. After we left the Frans Indongo lodge in the middle of nowwhere, we drove 44k on a dirt road into the middle of nowhere again to the Cheetah Conservatory Foundation. This is an actual farm that takes in and studies cheetah's. There are 47 on site, we saw several of them up close. It is also an education center, so we learned a lot about the animal. There was only us and one other couple visiting because Sunday is their slow day. Long drive back to the capital today. I stopped at a gas station to fill up about 45 minutes from home. Craig's wallet was expertly lifed off of his seat while the wallet was between his legs. I kid on a bike was the distraction as he talked to ... read more

I moved out of my last guest house this morning because their dogs on the property bark a lot at night, several people at breakfest complained about this. The hosts were good about it, they even found me a new place about a mile away, much better, a remote tv, a/c, quiet. Went to the mall again to purchase a phone card, left for another game drive at a local place, about 20 miles north of the city. Got there an hour early and walked around, very nice place, a privately owned property that is huge. Many acres of land with over 5000 animals including lepords and cheetas (did not see any). The property is split in two by a river, it was flooded because of the rains yesterday, so, the gaime drive ended up being ... read more

It is Monday noon here in Outjo, just south of Etosha Park. Nice internet cafe. Saturday night after my last entry, I could not find my way back to the guest house, had to stop and ask for directections, that was tough to do! Sleep is sporadic, 3 hours, awake for 3, sleep for 4, had a nap on sunday afternoon. Spent Sunday walking around Windhoek, nice malls here. Bought supplies at a large grocery store. Met craig for dinner at "Nice", a gourmet restaurant that the school planned to eat at. I was a guest along with the 20 students, very nice dinner. spent the evening in the guest house lounge talking to a professor from London and a young couple from Ireland that have been traveling for 11 months!! They have been to south ... read more

My plans have been finalized. I am staying at the Rivendell guest house in Windhoek on March 8,9,13,14,16. I ran across this be accident by doing various web searches related to Namibia. I cancelled my stay at another hotel in the city for this one. I had originally planned to stay at 3 places in the city. I thought this would simplify the process by staying all 5 nights in the city at one place. My only concern is that this place may not have air conditioning. Check it out at: rivendellnamibia.com The Rivendell house appears to be a backpackers place, but the photos on the site make it look very comfortable and they welcome families. There is a common kitchen if I want to cook, a pool, my room has a bathroom, all for $42 ... read more