On Sunday we left Olifantsrus and drive past another few waterholes on our way to Galton Gate. At Okawao we witness a young Kudu fall pray to a lion, sad but at the same time exciting. At Galton Gate we stepped onto the mouth and foot disease disinfectant patch once more and continue north along the C41 to the big town of Opuwo.
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| Opuwo. The big town in the north. |
It is after 4 in the afternoon when we reach the Kaokoland town of Opuwo. At the Cultural Information Center they tell us that it takes about 4 hours to drive to Epupa and we decide to stay the night. In the Bradt guide we found more than one camping site but these all seem to lead to the same back yard!
Early evening we go grocery shopping at the local OK Grocers and enjoy suspicious hamburgers on the terrace of the restaurant next doors. Watching the mix of locals coming and going - Herero women in their Victorian style dresses, Himbas covered in red ochre and a few pieces of goat skin and others who seem pretty ordinary not being dressed in anything unusual.
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| Road works and Herero women. |
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| Country side just outside Opuwo |
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| Modern day technology has found its way to the heart of Kaokoland. |
After a comfortable stay along side our Japanese neighbours, we leave for Epupa early on Monday morning.
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And back to Windhoek where it all started
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