Saw lionesses at a waterhole, Okaukuejo

Continuing the afternoon before getting to the campsite, Okoukuejo, we saw a group of lionesses lying around a waterhole, one even had a collar. A lot of antelopes ran in the sunset, quite a sight. Unfortunately my camera couldn’t catch one tenth of what it was.

We got to Okoukuejo right before the door was closed. The direction to the campsite 46 on the map simply gave us no help at all. We asked a guy and he offered to take us there by riding with us. I was squeezed out of my seat and sat on the plastic box in the middle. The car turned and turned finally we found it. Finn asked for a quiet spot far away from the big travel group, “yes, yes...” but our right hand neighbor was a big group of Aussies. Finn later talked with a guy and learned their trip was from Cape Town all the way to Victoria Water Fall, for two weeks long. Their vehicle was like a school bus, no air conditioning. It’s tough to sit in a bus whole day, especially when the temperature could be as high as 96F. Three locals, two guy and one lady, were driver as well as cooks and all other roles. They all lived in tents. Everyone pitched in, doing dishes after dinner. Next morning, three guides got up early in the morning to cook breakfast. The campsite had quite a few large groups like our neighbor, each had about a dozen people.

We had the leftover of jambalaya, boiled potatoes, blanched broccoli/cauliflower/carrots for dinner. The tri-veggie became our staple dish and I cooked them every evening the same way till they were all gone, maybe seven days later.

We went to the waterhole and saw a lone elephant. It slowly disappeared into the darkness after drinking.

The water was cold. I had a quick shower and spent quite some time doing my laundry. It’s a long day, but seen a lot. As Finn said “you are spoiled.” In Chinese we would say “人品大爆发” lol.Read more