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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
208km |
Meals
Braai'd chicken |
Weather |
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Etosha National Park
Namibia |
15 May, 2004 |
Namutomi Rest Camp |
18°48.281’S
16°56.500’E |
Odometer: 21182km |
Sunny, 87(F) degrees |
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We left Ondangwa this morning at about 10am
after saying goodbye to Urs, Elza, and Bayo, who are staying behind
waiting for the parts they need to fix the pinzy. We drove south through
Ondjiva, stopping on the way for lunch. We were stopped at a “vet fence”
which is intended to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease among
cattle. We told them that we didn’t have any meat with us, and fortunately
they didn’t look in the freezer. Had they confiscated all the boerewors we
bought in Ondangwa we would have been very upset, but for Slade it could
well have been fatal. We saw some giraffe within minutes of entering
Etosha National Park, which was exciting after driving all afternoon to
find them in Niger. Namutomi rest camp is quite a shock after having spent
the last few months in areas with no tourist infrastructure at all. There
are clean showers with hot water, toilets, sinks, and washing areas. There
are also lots of tourists and a few commercial overland tour trucks. We
enjoyed some of the boerewors for dinner and went to bed early in
anticipation of a morning game drive tomorrow. |
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
121km |
Meals
Beef Potjie |
Weather |
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Etosha National Park
Namibia |
16 May, 2004 |
Namutomi Rest Camp |
18°48.281’S
16°56.500’E |
Odometer: 21303km |
Sunny, 85(F) degrees |
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We left camp this morning at dawn (about
615am) and spent the day driving around the area near Namutomi, stopping
at water holes and photographing animals. We saw springbok, jackal,
wildebeest, zebra, and a few others. In the afternoon we caught up with a
herd of about 25 elephant. They were walking through the bush and
unfortunately we didn’t get a good look at them.
There are seven photos in this gallery...be
sure to use the arrows to see them all! |
We had some visitors in camp for lunch (striped mongoose)
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Updated Information
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
153km |
Meals
Braai'd boerewors |
Weather |
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Etosha National Park
Namibia |
17 May, 2004 |
Halali Rest Camp |
19°02.216’S
16°28.229’E |
Odometer: 21456km |
Sunny, 89(F) degrees |
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Today was spent driving slowly from Namutomi
to Halali. The wildlife is amazing with huge herds of springbok on the
plain along with various other animals. We spent a couple of hours in the
evening at the floodlit waterhole at the campsite but didn’t see much
aside from loads of birds. We left Graham at the waterhole with a two-way
radio and instructions to call if something interesting arrived. 30
minutes later the radio went off and we all trekked over to the waterhole
to see two black rhino drinking and bathing. We watched for about a half
hour before finishing a late dinner and going to bed.
There are eight photos in this gallery...be
sure to use the arrows to see them all! |
We drove out onto Etosha Pan for a photo opportunity
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