Skeleton Coast National Park Gateway!!
Well sorry once again, but we have been in areas where there has been no access for the wireless. I think we left off when we were leaving Swakopmund. We then drove north up the Skeleton Coast which is an amazing drive - the scenery is stunning to say the least! All those guys that were ship wrecked off that coast and made it ashore must have thought that they wished they had drowned. It is a very desolute coast with lots of sand dunes, no water and hardly and vegetation.
We drove up to Terrace Bay which is as far north as you can drive - loads of people go up there to go fishing. We had the one night and then made our way to Palmwag which is in Damaraland so desert elephant country and also the rhino.
Namibia has had alot of rain this year so it was amazing to see everything so green, I have been here about 6 times now and have never seen the country like this! We did some game drives and also one walk at Palmwag. On our last drive we saw a bull desert elephant and so decided to walk up closer to see him. Only trouble was that he had moved when we parked the car and we actually walked past him rather close - too close really, but Me Gusto our guide was very professional and got us behind a bush and at a safe distance. The elephant then decided to come our way and so we had to cross a river which was water over the ankles (wet shoes), but who cares as we got out of his way and watched him from the other side of the river for awhile. He didn't want to move too fast anywhere so Me Gusto walked very carefully back to the car and came and picked us up - very special to see these desert elephants as there are only about 700 of them left in the wild.
They have got much longer legs than the savannah elephants and their feet are much bigger as well. We only got to see the one, but as there has been so much rain they are very widely spread out as water is obtainable at so many different places. We didn't manage to see any of the desert adapted rhino or lions this time.
I will try and attach a couple of photos now but may have to recharge the battries first. Lots of love to all xxx
2 comments:
Hi Martin and Dee, good to hear from you again. Sounds like quite an adventure with the bull elephant, I would have walked on water if I had been there!! Coopers and Nana coming to tea tonight, barby. Not long now before we all get together, looking forward to that. Take care of yourselves and each other, love you. Hope this one gets thru to you. Lots of love Mum and Col xx
Hi there, it sounds like you are having a great time. I can't imagine Namibia - green they really must have had some rain. All well here - the photos look great - talk soon. Love the Coopers xxx
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