A Few more Lion

We were lucky to see this but sadly the girls never moved they just lay their with full tummies.

A Few more Cheetah

This was also a special experience, watching the young ones play.

Still in the Caprivi, Kalizo

I've been waiting for a couple of days to tell you this story but didn't want to jump the gun. So after leaving Ngepi we made our way to the Great Zambezi River. To a place called Kalezo Fishing Camp. As Dave's running the marathon at Vic Falls on Sunday he needed to get some milage in so I had to drop him off 13 km from camp and he would meet me there and hopefully I would have the camp all set up or close to set up as possible. Off I go and a bit further the turning I need to take is a winding jeep type track. Suddenly I come across some very thick sand and no time to engage the diff lock so ..... Bam I'm stuck. I walked back to see the sign and make sure I was on the right road, sure enough I was and right next to where I stopped was a little village with very friendly people that were happy to watch me in my precarious position. Thankfully a little while later another vehicle comes careering around the bend but not expecting me to be stopped right in the middle of the track, just managed to miss my rear end. There were three black men in the Bakkie and I know it's not politically correct to say this but I was on my own and more than a little worried. They passed me and stopped a little way further, got out the car and I thought this was the end of me until they came up to me and showed me how to drive a 2x4 in 4x4 territory. They gave me a push and after getting stuck one more time were every happy to oblige me again. Then they told me to follow them as we had to make our way through some deep water. My heart was jumping out my chest but I put foot and hoped for the best, which happened as I didn't get stuck again. They then left me as I had to go in another direction but after getting through the water, I knew if it could be done it would. It did cross my mind that Dave wouldn't believe I had driven through there and he was pleasantly surprised. All this just adds to the adventure..

Dave off on his run

Playing in the sand with a 2x 4

The great guys that helped me

Room with a view :-))

Female (left) and Male (right) Pied Kingfishers

White breasted Bee Eaters

Just across the border...

Seems like I haven't mentioned a little gem called Felix Unit which is just over the border into Namibia. We heard about this gorgeous place from a friendly couple who happen to live near to us but we met for the first time at the boarder.

Luderitz caught us for a sucker....

We came into Luderitz the other day and the weather was stunning. Took a drive around the town and looked at Shark Island camp site then took a drive out to Dias Point about 30 km out of town to have a squiz then after an ale and lunch decided to head on back to Shark Island as the view was great and the evening sublime.. After a couple of glasses of my favorite wine we retired to bed around 9 or 10. It gets dark here really early though lol... At around midnight we were woken up with gale force winds lifting the ladder and our fly sheet. It was horrific and eventually we packed it all up in the wee hours when we were worried the tent wouldn't make the night.. Also worried that we had a long holiday ahead and the tent a vital part of that holiday.

It sure was the calm before the storm!!!!

Let the Journey begin ....