190190: Why Nyae Nyae is not a cat

From Grootfontein we rush east, Tsumkwe being our next gate in the search of remoteness. 240 km gravel ahead, without any infrastructure inbetween. We do not find anything but dust there and continue for a night into Nyae Nyae Conservancy via narrow bush tracks until we reach the community campsite Djxokhoe under a giant Baobab tree, perfectly in time for sunset and moonrise. 4315 km from Cape Town to find one of those Baobabs! The night is dominated by wine-loving moths.
The next morning we start early into the wild, hopping from water pan to dried water pan, not encountering any human soul. Colourful bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides) and lilac-brested rollers (Coracias caudatus) fight herds of ugly wildebeests. Who will win? The monstrous spider on my bonnet!Read more