NAMIBIA2017: DAY 10
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 10 Today was a wonderful ending to our time here in Namibia. We left the lodge early for a final half day of hunting. Although Burchell’s were definitely on my mind, we just wanted to treat it like any other day and not apply too much pressure. Right off the bat, James spotted […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 4
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 4 Today was a different hunting day, which is awesome, because that’s what hunting should be- different and unpredictable at every turn! We left around 6:30 this morning and headed out towards the blind we had been working on. We got there around 7:30 after picking up the trailer and some supplies, and […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 5
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 5 Since yesterday involved a long day of sitting in the blind, we decided to drive around for a while before heading back there this morning. We had also heard that there was a big, lone gemsbok that had been seen two mornings in a row in roughly the same area, so we […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 6
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 6 Today was a day I will remember for a long time. Just when I think it can’t get any better, Africa surprises us and takes our breath away once again. We left the lodge this morning after breakfast and headed out with the rising sun at our backs. We hadn’t been gone […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 7
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 7 Thank you so much to everyone who helped us raise funds or donated items for the SCI Blue Bags for the Mt. Etjo Private School located here in Namibia. Although the kids are on holiday from classes right now, as they go to school year-round, many of them live close to the […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 8
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 8 Today was the day I decided that I don’t like zebras anymore. We literally spent the whole day trying to find a Burchell stallion, and the zebras were not having it. We came across five different herds, and none of them were cooperating. Then things got worse. We were driving along and […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 9
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 9 #Namibia2017 Day 9: I’ve decided that Burchell’s zebra don’t really exist. Or maybe they go into hibernation right before winter hits Namibia. Either way, we looked for them All. Day. Long. And they were no where to be found. We saw plenty of mountain zebra, and they were all standing right by the […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 2
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 2 We got up a little earlier this morning and got a great start on the day. We hadn’t been gone from the lodge for very long when we came upon an impala ram with some springbuck. Steve had me line him up in my scope just to get a feel for the […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 3
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 3 Addison started our third day with a bang- literally! She got a little excited about getting to breakfast and wasn’t completely awake yet and ran face first into the sliding glass door. Luckily, the glass was thick, and so is her head, so no permanent damage was done to either party. It […]
NAMIBIA2017: DAY 1
#NAMIBIA2017: DAY 1 We arrived in Namibia early afternoon and after retrieving our luggage, our driver, Apollo, met us to take us to the Mt. Etjo Safari Lodge. Because May is at the end of the autumn season in Namibia, there is rarely any rain fall. We must have brought with us some of the […]