Tonight marks my last night in Caprivi. I am flying back to Windhoek tomorrow to finish up my project at the Polytechnic and Doug will join me on June 1st before one final trip. After a long and relaxing weekend in Caprivi, I feel bad that I didn’t get to spend more time here. And I am reminded why it was so easy for Doug to fall in love with Africa here. How can you not develop a love affair where you can take horse ride along the Zambezi River, take a hike through a Mopane forest, and spend the evening sharing meals and drinks with groups of people from all over the world who have come here for many of the same reasons that lured Doug. This year’s trip to Caprivi (less the next 24 hours) was snake-free but the wasps were still everywhere—luckily, I only got stung once. Dinners included a wonderful penne vodka pasta made by our friend Karam, a “fajita night” by yours truly and many long days where we had no breakfast or lunch because we were out in the field with Doug and food is not easily accessible. This is a magical place and I don’t know how anyone could come here and not fall for this country, it’s land and the people who live here. I am one lucky gal to get to have the opportunity to be here.
These postings attempts to capture some of my adventures with Doug in Namibia in April, May and June.
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