Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Northern Namibia photo update


Just some quick photos of the end of our journey through northern Namibia.  We left the coast and traveled to the Kamanjab area, where we spent some time at a cheetah farm and a traditional Namibian farm in a communal conservancy.  We then traveled to Etosha National Park.


Katie gets up-close and personal with a pet cheetah.


Uapii, a student at the Polytechnic of Namibia, helps Ben and Tanner hook up a donkey cart.  The bridles and hitches are made from fencing wire and old tires.


We split into two teams for a milking contest.  Monica was the clean-up hitter for our team, and has a real knack for this---even when competing with the calf for the milk!  It was a tie---3 cups of milk for each team.


Students get their jiggy on while visiting a Himba village. 


Dr. Pegg shows the Himba kids video of the students dancing.  Looks like he just made some new friends.


A large group of elephants at Etosha National Park.  We were happy to see them at the water holes, as we had been warned that all the rain in the past year might keep animals away from tourist waterholes.  Nothing like a group of elephants to make everyone happy!


A male lion roams across the plains at Etosha National Park.  We watched him follow a lioness for about a couple of kilometers.

1 comment:

  1. That's really awesome..Your pic with cheetah is superb..Cheetahs are my favorite..I have almost been to many national parks just to admire the variety of cheetahs..
    I also work for JoGuru trip planner where I plan trips and now for sure I am also going to travel to the above place .
    Please can you share the details of the above place.

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