Etosha is Namibia's premier wildlife reserve, another of Africa's most famous. We arrived in the afternoon, explored a bit, set up, and then drove out to the nearest watering hole to check out the action.
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| All this at or near the Namutoni Wildlife Resort and campground |
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Namutoni originally was a German fort; Namibia was originally
a German possession, at least during Germany's rather brief
run as a colonial power; after WWI, Namibia went to South
Africa, which, scarcely a century later, realized it would be
cheaper to grant independence than to fight a war of independence;
don't worry, DeBeers still owns most of the place |
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Lots of interesting sculpture, ornament, lounge, restaurant,
lodge, chalets, pool, spa, etc. |
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| Also colossal termite mounds, as in the rest of southern Africa |
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Anyhow, since the temperature was approaching 40 degrees C,
we decided it would be wiser to sit in our camper by the nearest
watering hole in air-conned comfort and watch the action |
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| Blue wildebeeste |
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| Impala; I can't believe I am still taking pix of impalae |
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Giraffes at the hole, obviously concerned about something over
there behind a tree |
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| Watching each other's back |
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| Almost twining |
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| He's getting a bit amorous |
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| But she's concerned about what's under that tree |
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| Rightly so |
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| What do lions dream of? |
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| Bigger picture |
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| Wakey, wakey! |
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| Facing off |
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Like Kruger, they close the gates at sundown at Etosha, so we
decided to leave things as they were and head back to the
safety of camp |
