Kunene River lodge
Up early this morning to go with Peter on a walk up a dry river bed and short climb up a waterfall to a wonderfully peaceful spot where there were a host of birds arriving for their morning drink under the ever watchful eye of a Shikra. We could have spent hours there, however Peter warned us the rocks that you have to climb down get extremely hot in the middle of the day, making it difficult to hold on too. On the way back Peter showed us a few other stops that we could bird later on so after yet another scrumptious breakfast and bit of relaxation it was off to those and back to the lodge for another swim – note: no swimming allowed in the river due to the crocodiles, but they have a fabulously cozy pool fed continuously by refreshing river water. It was fascinating to hear Peter and Hillary’s life stories around the dinner table with a couple of nightjars whizzing by overhead.Kunene River lodge