Etosha National Park – wow. Entered via Okaukuejo staying at a Lodge very close to the watering hole. Regular visits from wildebeest and springbok day and night. No driving before sunrise or after sunset. Up and out by 5:30, herds of zebra, impala, wildebeest and springbok with their young. This is the time of feast while the rains are here. Stately giraffe gently nibbling at the ferocious thorn bushes. The salt pan is vast, a white backdrop to everything. But this time of yer the area is green and lush.

A large herd of springbok darting across the plain caught our attention… three femaile lions and one young maile staliking. Small herd of zebra with a young colt clearly very twitched. Peculiar thing is they inched closer and closer to the shaded lions. Why? Wouldn’t you head off to another watering hole? Fascinating to watch the behaviours and contemplate what is actually going on. One female lion very bloodied already so possibly not quite ready to put in some action….

Etosha is vast. Flat. White. And when it’s been raining green and yellow with flowers. But it is easy to drive for hours. And it’;s life isn’t given up easily. You have to look. Hard. And even then have some luck. We did. Look hard and huge luck. The loins were great. Happy for us to be fairly close. In fact most of the animals whilst not being used to cars, don’t seem to care. Unless you do somethjing silly. Like cough! Or start the car…

Etosha is glorious. Harsh but so beautiful. Abd did I mention harsh??

Tomorrow.. another early start. 5 ish, and a night drive.

Namibia is quite addictive. Fab!!