the watering hole

On Monday we left Swakopmund and drove to Twyfelfontein, an area known for its prehistoric rock engravings from the early Stone Age. We went on a short walk to explore some of these rock engravings. Then to set up camp for the night. 

On Tuesday we drove to Eosha National Park, where we camped for two nights. It was nice to stay somewhere for two nights, which means we aren’t taking down and putting up the tent everyday. We went on some wonderful game drives though the parks, we saw several rhinos (which was exciting for me, as I didn’t see any rhinos on my last African trip) even a baby rhino, a couple of lions, zebra, giraffe, a hyena, elephants, jackals, springbok and a beautiful leopard.

The campsite that we stayed at had a watering hole within walking distance, so when we weren’t out on game drives or preparing meals, we spent time at the watering hole. There is a fence and sitting area, where you can sit as long as you want and watch the animals come and go from the watering hole. We saw several giraffes at the watering hole, and one evening we saw a group of lions drinking from the watering hole. They were amazing, and even after they left the watering hole and we were back in our tent, we could hear them roaring. 

We visited another watering hole while out on a game drive, and there a family of elephants visited and splashed water and mud on their bodies to cool off. 

We also saw this stunning leopard, laying right beside the road. She was simply amazing. I hoped to share a photo, but the internet here seems too slow. 

We left Etosha on Thursday and travelled to Waterberg Plateau. Most of the group did a hike up to the top of the plateau, but we choose to hang out back at the camp and relax. 

Today (Friday) we travelled to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Here we are staying in a hotel for one night, so another nice break from camping. We got in around 1pm, and spent the afternoon relaxing at the hotel pool. We are going out for a group dinner tonight, which will be nice. 

Tomorrow we leave Windhoek, and cross the border from Namibia in to Botswana. 

Hope all is well back at home, miss everyone! Next chance for an update will be in about a week or so when we reach Livingstone.