We'd been on the road for over week and bar a few Spingbok, Ostrich and giant insects, we had yet to see much in the way of wildlife. As such, our visit to Etosha Game Reserve got everybody excited.
We entered the park mid-afternoon and within seconds, Sally yelled 'Giraffe' so loudly, that i'm sure all animals in a 20 mile radius would have made a run for it. She pointed enthusiastically at her tall legged friend in the distance while the rest of us tried to 'ssshhh' her to quiet her down a little. But, we were off to a good start thanks to Sally and 22 pairs of eyes began darting around frantically in search of the next animal. The novelty of this wore a bit thin for some, who preferred to sleep....
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| Takes a lot to please some people! |
The person I felt most sorry for during this animal hunt, was Arthur who was driving Claudia. Arthur instructed us to shout "Twende" (which means 'let's go' in swahili) when we wanted to continue. We all managed to grasp this concept, bar Sally, who preferred to shout 'Wendy'! But the problem came when half the truck wanted to go, some wanted to stop and others wanted to reverse. Poor Arthur looked completely confused and in the end, I think he just did his own thing.
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| Animal spotting in Etosha |
Despite these logistical issues, we had a productive 2 days in Etosha and managed to spot 'heaps' of springbok, zebra, jackals, wilderbeest and giraffes as well as 3 rhino, 1 leopard, 1 cheetah and...... 2 lions and their cubs relaxing at the roadside, which was the highlight of my whole trip!
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