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Every one of those 225 miles is imprinted on my nether regions. When you’re driving on a paved road, even one that could do with a bit of resurfacing, you usually get bounced about forwards or backwards. On dirt roads you get potholes that throw you forward, you get deep grooves in the sand that have you bouncing from side to side and you get a every kind of combination of these that chuck you in every other direction.
Our driver stopped a couple of times for photo opportunities and once for coffee and snacks. The coffee was most welcome, and so was the chance to sit still for 15 minutes or so. We stopped for lunch in a remote café before resuming our ritual seat bouncing.
Our destination was Mokuti Lodge which is within a few minutes of Etosha National Park and we made straight for the park without checking in.
After entering the park through the quite splendid set of gates the first thing we came across was a waterhole where elephants were converging from all directions. Elephants are very social animals and different herds will intermingle in a friendly manner, while the young will splash about, squirt each other, roll in the mud at the water’s edge, press each other down into the mud by rolling on top of one another. But as soon as the herd’s matriarch moves off the rest of the herd quickly fall in behind her and the young ones rush to catch up with their mothers. Most people can sit and watch elephants interacting with each other for hours. They are highly entertaining to watch, and the viewer can spot certain characteristic behaviour patterns all over Namibia.
We also came upon zebra, various gazelles and another exquisite little dikdik, who stared at us with his curiously large, dark eyes. We saw a number of birds as well, including the Lavender Breasted Roller, a bird of a variety of brilliant colours. He was sitting in the top branches of a leafless tree, beak open and singing his heart out..
All too soon we had to return to the lodge where we checked in and freshened up in our bungalows. Our bags were delivered to us and it was a real pleasure to take a shower and put on clean underwear, socks and a shirt.
We took dinner on the terrace of the dining room. My whisky that evening seemed to be particularly good, and the buffet was of a high order. We relaxed with our companions and had a great evening listening to the different backgrounds from which we had all come.
We were feeling no pain as we wended our way back to our bungalows, past the swimming pools, and across the lawns. Jackie and I were more and more impressed with Namibia and its infrastructure for tourism.
All too soon it was 5 a.m. and we were up and showering to be ready for an early breakfast. And a very nice breakfast it was to be sure. An egg chef was ready to prepare your breakfast eggs any way you chose – fried or omelettes. I enjoy fried eggs for breakfast (and who doesn’t?) and when they are served with bacon, sausages and any number of additional dishes I feel set up for the day. And a breakfast like that is very low carb.
We departed at 7 a.m. and set out on an all-day drive along those unpaved roads and eventually arrived at Etosha Safari Lodge around 6 p.m. Oh my poor old rear end.
Every one of those 225 miles is imprinted on my nether regions. When you’re driving on a paved road, even one that could do with a bit of resurfacing, you usually get bounced about forwards or backwards. On dirt roads you get potholes that throw you forward, you get deep grooves in the sand that have you bouncing from side to side and you get a every kind of combination of these that chuck you in every other direction.
Our driver stopped a couple of times for photo opportunities and once for coffee and snacks. The coffee was most welcome, and so was the chance to sit still for 15 minutes or so. We stopped for lunch in a remote café before resuming our ritual seat bouncing.
Our destination was Mokuti Lodge which is within a few minutes of Etosha National Park and we made straight for the park without checking in.
After entering the park through the quite splendid set of gates the first thing we came across was a waterhole where elephants were converging from all directions. Elephants are very social animals and different herds will intermingle in a friendly manner, while the young will splash about, squirt each other, roll in the mud at the water’s edge, press each other down into the mud by rolling on top of one another. But as soon as the herd’s matriarch moves off the rest of the herd quickly fall in behind her and the young ones rush to catch up with their mothers. Most people can sit and watch elephants interacting with each other for hours. They are highly entertaining to watch, and the viewer can spot certain characteristic behaviour patterns all over Namibia.
We also came upon zebra, various gazelles and another exquisite little dikdik, who stared at us with his curiously large, dark eyes. We saw a number of birds as well, including the Lavender Breasted Roller, a bird of a variety of brilliant colours. He was sitting in the top branches of a leafless tree, beak open and singing his heart out..
All too soon we had to return to the lodge where we checked in and freshened up in our bungalows. Our bags were delivered to us and it was a real pleasure to take a shower and put on clean underwear, socks and a shirt.
We took dinner on the terrace of the dining room. My whisky that evening seemed to be particularly good, and the buffet was of a high order. We relaxed with our companions and had a great evening listening to the different backgrounds from which we had all come.
We were feeling no pain as we wended our way back to our bungalows, past the swimming pools, and across the lawns. Jackie and I were more and more impressed with Namibia and its infrastructure for tourism.
All too soon it was 5 a.m. and we were up and showering to be ready for an early breakfast. And a very nice breakfast it was to be sure. An egg chef was ready to prepare your breakfast eggs any way you chose – fried or omelettes. I enjoy fried eggs for breakfast (and who doesn’t?) and when they are served with bacon, sausages and any number of additional dishes I feel set up for the day. And a breakfast like that is very low carb.
We departed at 7 a.m. and set out on an all-day drive along those unpaved roads and eventually arrived at Etosha Safari Lodge around 6 p.m. Oh my poor old rear end.