Upon arrival at Nata, I was reminded
that we were going to sleep in a tent. With everything going on, I
had completely forgotten about that part.
It is a permanent fixture, more so than
the usual tent for camping. The tent is erected on a wooden platform.
There are two beds with mosquito nets (an essential for sleep) and a
nice bathroom. But the best of all? The outdoor shower! Man, did I
enjoy that after we had dinner.
Francois took a shower before we had
dinner while I was sorting out my stuff and getting this post
underway. A few minutes later he waltzed in completely out of sorts.
He was already dressed, and smelled
nice and clean, so I wondered what had happened.
He replied with, “if you have a
self-image problem don't take that shower outside.”
I went, “Huh?”
“Yes,” he deadpanned, “those
birds you heard just now? They were laughing at me while I was stark
naked out there.”
I was hysterical. The birds he was
referring to are commonly called katlagters in Afrikaans.
(Minas in English) They literally sound like cats laughing at you. He
just shook his head, but eventually gave out.
Wild animals we saw along the road:
springbuck, warthogs, blesbuck
and kudu.
Birds we saw along the road:
Yellow-billed hornbill, minas,
armour falcon
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