Author: Hfallon

  • Get Me To Chitabe

    Our next stop after leaving Hoanib in Namibia would be Chitabe in Botswana, a relatively short distance, but at least a three stage process no matter how you looked at it, and complicated by the elimination of a key flight by the airline in 2015 due to dwindling passenger numbers. So there was no way…

  • Lazy Day the Hoanib Way

    Jutta and I decided to take the morning off, have a bit of a sleep in, and enjoy some of the comforts of camp. Christiane was leaving this morning, and we will miss her company on the game drives and at dinner. Jutta went over to see the lion tracks between tent #1-2…….Christiane was in…

  • Trunks and Tusks – Afternoon Snack

    It was the usual early start for Christiane, Jutta and I, enjoying a quick breakfast before heading out in search of the desert elephant herd. Once again we were not talking about a large number of animals, to the point that each elephant had been named by the guides at camp. Quite a difference from…

  • Any Skeletons in Your Closet

    We enjoyed a great dinner last night with Chritiane, Rose, and Susan, before turning in to our room……..#4, for real this time. You are not allowed to walk anywhere in camp after dark without a guide escort. I guess he sacrifices himself to the lions while we run like hell? However, when we got to…

  • The Desert Lions Await

    Mamsy was in tears as we drove to the airstrip, and had us reaching for tissues also. She said she never felt like a guide the entire time with us, tapping her heart……….”It was like driving with family”. A very special person we hope to meet again. Doro Nawas airstrip and our next ride. Cessna…