Sunday, 14 Sept. and the 15th day of our safari adventure. Everyone is getting along well on the trip and we are all very satisfied with what we have seen and experienced to date.
Breakfast, packed and on the road by 7 once again as Mishek takes us to visit a couple of waterholes prior to hitting the pavement for our long drive.
On our second last waterhole we come across a pack of Hyenas which is epic! One of them has a nasty gash around its' neck and we can see others trying to console it, or so it seems so to our domestic minds.
While looking at our photos close-up, we can see the gash goes completely around his/her neck and there is wire there as well, probably from a poacher or trap.
We see quite a few giraffes also and stop at the gate when we leave Etosha for a pee break.
There are a couple of vans there with quite a few black children on board also stopped as they are just entering the park on a school field trip. Some in our group have their photos taken with them and I wonder about this as we really don't know them but later discover it is the African children who are requesting the photos as they often don't see white people. Some of the kids even have parkas on, although the temperature is already in the high 20,s at 9 in the morning.
We see quite a few giraffes also and stop at the gate when we leave Etosha for a pee break.
There are a couple of vans there with quite a few black children on board also stopped as they are just entering the park on a school field trip. Some in our group have their photos taken with them and I wonder about this as we really don't know them but later discover it is the African children who are requesting the photos as they often don't see white people. Some of the kids even have parkas on, although the temperature is already in the high 20,s at 9 in the morning.
We soon are on pavement which is a blessing as the dusty dirt roads are tough on the body after awhile.
It is around 5 PM when we arrive at Ndhovu Safari Lodge.
Prior to arriving there we see a lot of litter on both sides of the road and people lined up for water. We pull into the lodge and are greeted by 2 large dogs. One is a boxer and the other is a huge Great Dane. No one is overly anxious to get off the bus at first. Once we are off we go into the dining area which has an honour bar and a nice deck over the river. It is on this deck that we will later view hippos frolicking in the shallow waters of the Ochivango River.
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| Our tent, directly behind me is the river |
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| Chillin' on the deck. Bob, Terry, Cheryl, Bill, Rick, Wendy, Shirley and Frank There is no glass round the outside, just the railing. |
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| This was the Safari vehicle we went in the following morning |
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| Beautiful AND they sang quite remarkably. |
Prior to arriving there we see a lot of litter on both sides of the road and people lined up for water. We pull into the lodge and are greeted by 2 large dogs. One is a boxer and the other is a huge Great Dane. No one is overly anxious to get off the bus at first. Once we are off we go into the dining area which has an honour bar and a nice deck over the river. It is on this deck that we will later view hippos frolicking in the shallow waters of the Ochivango River.
Bob and I are given tent #3 and see that it has a small patio, mosquito nets over the beds, a an outside bathroom and one outlet we are supposed to use in the bathroom.
Supper that night is at 8 PM which is also where we gather to learn of our agenda for the next day as we will be spending 2 nights at this place.
It is hot and humid as we drift off to the new sounds of the river, with thoughts of hippos and crocs in our dreams.
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