King Cricket

Not at all certain as to what this is. It may be a beetle and may even be an insect. I can tell you that they were everywhere. Every time you moved past a bush, there would be a rustle and maybe 20 or 30 of these little monsters would be moving into cover. [Post Publication Note: Identified by Don as a King Cricket]

Day 3: Windhoek to Ghanzi

March 30th 2008
Dawn broke - but was fixed in time for my alarm to go off at 06h45. I’d slept well, my sleep punctuated by the constant singing of the grasshoppers. After a hot shower, I donned the same set of clothes worn yesterday and headed to breakfast. Never having been to Namibia before, I wasn’t sure what to expect and was rather surprised by the sumptuous feast laid on. Unfortunately, after several da ... read more

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