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Friday 12 January 2018. Photos.
Highlights: Spitzkoppe landscape and rock paintings
Despite having a comfortable room I got little sleep last night due to the group bonding session next door and the 5.35 am alarm today. This meant the unusually for me I did doze off a few times when crossing the amazing Namibia landscape. I couldn’t however but be impressed whenever I did look out the truck windows and this started from our first landscape stop just for photos.
Wednesday 10 January 2018. Photos.
Highlights: Jackals and vultures eating a dead zebra
Our second game drive of Etosha National Park is also likely my last one of this trip. It’s amazing how every single game drive bought something new and wonderful and today it was so again. The majority of the group upgraded to Jeep / 4WD game drive allowing for a more tailored viewing experience as the local expert guide would listen to the 7-8 passengers in each vehicle and provide valuable insights.
Tuesday 09 January 2018. Photos.
Highlights: Giraffes, Lion, Cheetah, Wildebeest, Jackals, Hyenas, Ostriches, Elephants, the Etosha Pan
Our game drive today saw as move from one end of the Etosha National Park to the other end, a distance of roughly 180 kms that we took the entire day to complete between 6.30 am and 4.30 pm. This drive was undertaken in our truck given we were moving our campsite. Everyone was keen to see the Park today likely helped by having more comfortable night sleeping, well at least that was for me given I have air conditioning running most of the night and I had to turn it off at 4 am as I was getting too cold, a first for Africa!
Monday 08 January 2018. Photos.
Highlights: Etosha National Park 30 minute overview drive
Today we journeyed to Etosha National Park, one of the oldest national parks in the world and our home area for the next three days. The drive to Etosha was very smooth and easy on the well made and maintained roads. Ever since Victoria Falls we have been travelling lengthy distance in very good time unlike in East Africa.
Nathan's Insights 