Namibia-Rock Paintings, Desert Rhino and the Skeleton Coast We headed south from Puros and continued through stunning scenery and across several more mighty river beds such as the Huab that also hold populations of desert Elephant. We visited a place called Twyfelfontein which is a site full of intricate rock engravings done by the San people or ‘Bushmen’ when they inhabited the region thousands of years ago. The engravings are mainly of animals including many that are no longer present in the area due to climate change or over hunting. The local people the Hama or Damara are relatives of the bushmen and they speak with a ‘click’ language which was 4 distinct click sounds. The bushmen language has 6! It is incredible to hear them speaking using all the different clicks. Our main concern at
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