Some of Namibia's roads have deteriorated since our last journey here in 2022. "All Shook Up" comes to mind. On the last trip friends christened our caravan Buckingham Palace..This year with electrical problems and lots of dust getting in it's newly named with an F instead of a B. On Monday we were pretty dissapointed with Conquerer. Your gold standard in off road caravans as well as your maintenance record is pretty tarnished. Hobatere Roadside Camp is well located near the Western Galton Gate of Etosha National Park. This meant an early arrival at Olifantsrus Camp on Tuesday for the pick of the best sites. Once the caravan was connected to mains power and I'd dusted and mopped we were back on our happy track.
It's amazing to see Etosha so lush and green especially in the West.
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The downside of this is that the game is very dispersed and hard to spot. I don't mind, I just love being in the bush. Neil and I sat at a water hole watching giraffe, wildebeest and springbok coming down to drink. There are plenty of black backed jackal trotting along the road and a friendly little cape fox that visits our campsite at night.
Everyone else in camp is hot footing it 50kms west to Dolomite waterhole everyday in the hopes of seeing the lion pride. Neil and I are happy to have the nearby waterholes to ourselves. On Thursday morning we had 1elephant, 2 wildebeest and 3 giraffe coming to drink.
We have settled into our camp cooking. Neil is making fresh bread on the fire, Andrew is braaing and Mazzie and Mike did an awesome potroasted pork belly. Hanlie and I keep it all on track and experiment with recipes,salads,sides and desserts. We have a steady supply of wine, bubbly and whisky snuck out of the hidey holes in the cars and caravans. What more do you want in life?
