This is the rest camp / lodge in the middle of the Etosha Game Park. There has been a lot of investment here as well and there are a lot of facilities for both campers and other tourists. While we have our restaurant and bar, the animals have been provided with bore holes which make water more regularly available than just at the natural watering holes; but there is plenty to see on the actual campground itself.
And these are the ground squirrels which inhabit the campsite; they look cute, like small meerkats, but you keep out of their way as they can be rabid!
This is the Sociable Weaver Bird;
and this is where he stays with lots of other relations.
From a tower, you can look out over the plains where the wildlife is to be found. The land is very flat and arid with a huge saltpan which can be observed from space.
It is all very hot which perhaps helps to explain why nothing happens very quickly and activity in the morning has to start at 6am when it is still cool. The disappearance of the sun at 8pm can actually be a relief.
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