Butterfly BnB

 This is where we stayed, in Windhoek, on our first night in Namibia.  We didn't go straight to Etosha because we didn't want to drive after dark.  We'd checked this place out on trip advisor and thought it sounded nice.  Although the staff was very good and the dog was uber friendly, the infrastructure was awful.  There was no heating.  The temperature got down to the thirties that night, and, even though we had every blanket possible on the bed, I froze.  The chairs were an ancient stuffed chair and two plastic lawn chairs  There as no privacy.  The curtains were all sheer (even in the bathroom), so anyone could look in at any point.  I felt very exposed.  It is a place, because of this, that I would never recommend to anyone despite the friendly staff.

 

Ante-Loping

Oryx, wildebeest, and a regular antelope walking along.

Two Hearts

Two hearts are done now.  I think it's beginning to look nice.

Dinner At Asador

The one thing I hate about Angolan restaurants is the completely-not-free table nibbles before your order is taken.  They can be a lot of money, and are not necessarily posted on the menu.  They also vary wildly in quality.  At Lookal Asador, it was proscuitto, bread, and butter.  They were not worth the $15 we paid for them.  Disappointing.

The special drink of the house is a port caprioska.  It tasted okay, but I think I'll stick with vodka next time.  They did get the provolera right.  One is "ranch style" and the other is regular.  Both of them were very, very good.

For some reason, I think it's an Angolan thing, the meat was overcooked.  It was perfectly good meat, but definitely overcooked.  They need South American training!  You can see pictures of the kitchen area below, too.

Found The Elephants

We didn't see any elephants the first day.  The second day we went further into the park and found some parties of elephants munching on very dry plants and looking for shade in all the wrong places.

Curling The Petals

Yay!  I'm finally working on the flower itself.  Time to get cracking on the home stretch.

Squirrelly

Yes we go to national parks and take pictures of squirrels.  Don't you?