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Windhoek to Etosha
Breakfast, breaking up camp and then on to Morua Mall to sort out our mobile internet connection. Then we hit the road to Etosha.Not much to see en route. The only landmarks were the Omatakos in the distance, rising between 700 and 800m above the surrounding plains. Apparently, the Omatakos are so-named in Otjiherero for their resemblance to a woman’s buttocks, but it rather resembles another body part - the peaks are too sharp...
A quick stop in Otjiwarongo for fuel and something to eat and then a short detour through town to see two of the houses where Marlene lived with her parents before our marriage as well as the Otjiwarongo High School where Marlene finished high school.
Then off to Outjo where we also visited two of the houses where Marlene lived with her parents before moving to Otjiwarongo. Then a big mistake - visiting a gemstone shop where I could not get my two partners away from... The result - we are going to be late at Halali in the Etosha national Park.
Stretching our speed through the warthog infested road to Etosha, we reached Okaukeujo in time to pay our daily conservation fee of N$ 65.00 per person, but without sufficient time to reach Halali where our camping site is booked before gate closing time.
On our way to Halali we saw this semi-white elephant, but could only snap a few photos before speeding on...
We reached Halali approximately 20 minutes late, but the irritated receptionist did not give us a fine. Setting camp, a quick supper and then on to the lit Moringa waterhole a few 100 m away where several animals visited. Then off to sleep...
Total distance traveled: approximately 530 km, of which 70 km were gravel road.
More to follow...
The map below is an interactive Google Map showing the actual GPS track we followed imported from a .gpx file. Zoom in to follow our route. Click on a balloon for more information.
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