Nautical Nomad

These are the journals of a modern-day nomad from St. Paul, Minnesota. Included are land and sea travels from Africa to the Mediterranean to Indonesia. I've volunteered--released baby turtles into the ocean, conducted fish research, and written a marketing plan for a non-profit. The recent forcus has been to immerse myself in the local culture.

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Etosha National Park in Namibia

Would you believe it does rain in Africa? Namibia has had 6 times as much rain in the past month as it usually does in a year. The grass is tall and green, the salt pans are filled with more water than our guide has ever seen, yet we still were able to find those short little hogwarts, oh I meant warthogs.

Etosha is a nice large national park with lots of salt pans, which makes it different from other parks I've visited. I now understand how people see mirages in the dessert. We did see lions mating, black faced Impala, and more antelopes than previously so enjoyed the time there, but not the big five. Guess you can't see them everywhere even in Africa. We are headed to Chobe National Park northeast of Etosha, so we'll see what that brings.

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