Etosha and Spitzkop

Friday- We've moved camp from Namutoni Waterhole to Okankuejo Waterhole. The drive took so long that everyone was going car crazy and by the time we made it to Okankuejo, no one wanted to go on the evening game drive. I was looking forward to seeing the Haunted Forest of Phantom Trees, but I couldn't make myself get back on the truck. We did see a rhino on the drive. We watched sunset at the waterhole and a family of elephants came trotting in and slurped up water. The tiniest calf played and bubbled in the water. Another calf did calisthenic leg lifts and stretches.










We ate dinner at the lodge and went back to the waterhole. It was lit by a floodlight, turning everything gold. Two rhinos came by and stood against the reflection of the night sky in the water.
Vicky was sick overnight and all day on the truck. She is the third to come down with this mean 24 hour bug.








We drove almost all day and now we're in this gorgeous desert place, Spitzkop. Huge pink granite domes and peaks are our setting tonight. After the usual arrival confusion, we had just enough time to hike half way up a dome and watch the sunset. We found a long, low stone arch and I climbed under it. Far below, two men searched for firewood in a donkey cart. We climbed down in the dark.