Fantasia Guesthouse - Outjo (Day 41)

25 June 2019

Distance: 417km Distance to date: 9196km

Road Conditions: (out of 10)

General: 8

Roads inside Etosha Park: 6

Bacon, Eggs, Sausage, Toast

Snacks

Lamb chops, Pap and Sauce

We were up very early this morning for breakfast, which was between 7 and 8AM. After breakfast we packed the last few things into the bakkie and were on back on the road after a quick stop at the pharmacy for some medicine for Dad and the filling station.

At the filling station, we were once again warned by a local lady to be careful of theft in the area. There was quite a big commotion and it seems that some of the other locals were not happy about her warning us.

We made our way towards Etosha Park, hoping to spend the night there. At the gate, the park officials asked us if we had any plastic bags, which we needed to hand in – it looks like plastic bags are banned in the park, which is fantastic.

They also told us that if we go in at 10AM then we need to be out of the park at 10AM the following day, otherwise we’ll need to pay for an extra day.

Between the gate and Namutoni, we saw zebras, giraffes, gemsbok and warthogs. We also managed to see black rhino and a jackal a little later on.

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At Namutoni we were told that the camp is full and that they don’t have any accommodation available for us. We asked if any of the other camps have space available and they phoned Halali so that we could speak to them ourselves.

Halali was also full and it was mentioned that Okaukuejo would also be full. Dad made a decision then to rather drive through to Oom Victor in Outjo, which is around 130kms further.

We drove around each campsite though, having a look and we had a surprise when we drove around in

Okaukuejo and found one of the ladies that we had spoken to close to the filling station at Tombua. We caught up with her and shared everything that had happened since we had seen them and she also shared their stories. We said our goodbyes and travelled on.

There are an incredible amount of warthogs along the road, Dad mentioned that he must have seen at least 30 while driving to Oom Victor. It’s quite dangerous because they cause accidents and do large amounts of damage to vehicles if hit.

We arrived at Oom Victor’s home just before dark. It was so great to know that we were going to spend some time here and just relax a little before heading on. We enjoyed a great meal together, and Dad and Oom Victor have been talking almost non-stop since we arrived.

Oom Victor has the sweetest little kitten, although very mischievous. This little kitty drinks milk out of a bottle every now and again as a treat, and it’s incredibly cute to see him reach for the bottle if you take it away. There are also two very large boerboels, both very sweet though and constantly looking for a scratch behind the ear.

Mom and I each had a very long, very hot bath that was amazing after all the showering (and sometimes no showering).

With happy hearts we all went to bed – comfortable, warm and clean.