Where are we today? Sailing up the west coast of Africa
Everyone is sensing the end of our 128 day journey coming in less than three weeks! Yesterday, we had an interesting journey from Walvis Bay inland to an oasis in the Namib Desert and then to a small city up the coast and back again. Now, I understand why an oasis is prized! But, I’ll blog more about that later, as I still am catching up on Thanda. On our second day at Thanda, we met at 5:00 AM for a quick morning snack. We piled into our car at 5:30 and were off in search of game. Like most places, Thanda is extra beautiful at sunrise. We went back to a lake where we had seen a lioness and cubs, but they weren’t there. Our guide got a radio message that cheetahs had been spotted a long way west of us, so we high tailed it over there in the hope that we could see them. They don’t show themselves easily, so our guide and tracker said we shouldn’t miss this opportunity. At one point, we came across a journey of giraffes — my favorites....