This blog is proving to be increasingly difficult. So many ‘things’ keep happening and so many fabulous wilelife experiences. It makes it hard to cull the photos. There are loads more which, if forced, I will present to you, if you struggle with sleep.

Etosha is just glorious. And King Nehale lodge is a total oasis in the desert. Elephants, lions, zebras, giraffe, so many things to look at. Well, once we managed to actually get into the park. The local staff into the park are generally grim. Sometimes actually friendly but most seem to have gone onto the “How to be unhelpful, unfriendly and an awful advert for Namibia’ course. And passed with distinction. Long story but basically we ‘Owed £15 to an office 100km away. We tried to pay locally the next day but we were refused, suggesting we might ‘run away’ without paying. We suggested leaving a £50 cash deposit, ie much more than the figure owed. This was rejected, as ‘We do not deal with cash’. We also suggested phoning the office and doing the transaction over the phone. “We can not do that” But you take credit cards? “Yes”. But not over the phone? “No”…..why? “We can’t tell you” !! Ok. So, for £15 we left 2 passports!! Or, stay in the park and pay for a grim hotel, with all our stuff outside the park, in a really nice hotel! Hey ho.

Etosha is huge and the bush is so green that it is hard to see all the animals that are there. But when you do see them, fab!

White rhinos, only two left in the Onguma private reserve – 2 boys, at that. (if they do manage to introduce a female one male will probably kill the other.) And we managed to get so close!

Spoonbills…

And my fave photo so far…

This image was seen in Onguma, just outside Etosha. Agreed that this was the best place on our trip. But gosh it’s close. The worst was really good! I would go back to any in a heartbeat.