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Africa » Namibia » Rundu January 19th 2007

Today is our last day in Namibia. We drove out of Etosha National Park early in the morning and as so often seems to happen managed to save the best for last. We saw 2 lions chilling out under the shade of a tree, so stopped to watch them for a bit. They must have been full because there were plenty of antelopes nearby looking relatively relaxed. Somehow they must know the lions aren't ready for a meal. The giraffes weren't so perceptive, or perhaps they are just more naturally cautious, and they looked quite funny as they passed the lions without taking their eyes of them. Then we spotted a further 3 female lions heading in formation towards a watering hole so the truck somehow did a 3 point turn and we went to ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Rundu October 13th 2006

A day spent largely on the road. Once we left the park it was good tarmac roads. We saw spectacularly close giraffe as we left the camp. We stopped at the very African town of Rundu for supplies at the supermarket. It seems common policy to search customers and compare receipts against bag contents. We bought cheap umbrellas as parasols and put them to immediate use against the fierce sun. The heat increased much during the day but luckily our campsite had the luxury of a pool in which we refreshed ourselves. There are many guinea fowl on site and Jen was lucky enough to see a honey badger which are fearsome little creatures. At sunset we did a boat trip on the Kavango river which borders Angola. Angolan locals were bathing in the river. ... read more
Angolan villagers washing in river
Patricia, our boat pilot and Linda
Lindsey




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