On The Road In Namibia

Next morning, September 9th, we decamped, plowed back through the sand without mishap, shopped at the Choppie's in Kasane (where Vicki exchanged the remains of the 800U$D she had inadvertently obtained in pulas earlier in the week; our serving as pula-bankers became a running gag) and undertook the relatively short drive to Katima Mulilo, in Namibia. We were to be in Namibia the next two weeks. NB: while we were in Zimbabwe, and in view of the rough roads to come, Donnie let a few pounds of air out of all the group's tires. This, among several other things, proved effective.

Leaving Botswana, our last baobob tree

Big Zambezi valley

Formalities, lines, uncertainties, over-charging for the vehicle
...the usual, nothing to complain about, really; the vet checks
were more of an issue, limiting what meat and poultry we could
buy and refrigerate between checks...

For much of Namibia to come, compounds such as these, sometimes small
(families?), sometimes large (villages?), many very poor, some few not

Our encampment on the Zambezi at the nice Zambezi River Lodge/Protea Hotel
(actually a Mariott)

Us, #9

Crocodile warning signs all over; great river

And another braai

Back on the road the next day; so many of the people on foot

Free range goats

More compounds

Inequality: in this part of the world, you can reliably infer that
people on foot are black, people riding around in air-conditioned
SUVs, white; 

Mongeese?

Interesting yellow-leafed trees (it's early spring here)

Arriving at Mahangu Safari Camp, our next evening's stop

Rough, sandy road

What these roads can d to your vehicle

I had to tear down a few dead limbs to get us a place...