Today we walked/fed the Caracals (a type of wild cat, but two out of the three here are tame). We walked with one of them down the road to a tree/water hole. It's beautiful in the African bush. (Lots of pics, but the computer/internet connections are so slow, they will have to wait).
The late morning was a walk with the Jr. Baboons (not the babies, not the adults- teenagers, my specialty!) They're not as playful as the babies, and certainly heavier. They, too, get tired of walking, so will hop a ride on your shoulders and groom you (must be their fee for the ride). It's an amazing experience. We walked for a long time (several miles to/from) the tree where they play. (I'm getting in LOTS of walking, by the way, as my tent is the farthest out. I"ve also gotten up close and personal with the bush at night, as it's freezing and pitch dark, and too far to go to the bathroom. Yes, this Princess is definitely roughing it!)
The afternoon brought us to "project time" (Namibian code for manual labor). I cut dry grass with a machete to be used to fix the thatch roof of the chicken pens. Yes, I do have a pic of me doing this for all of you out there who don't believe me!
Tonight is a lunar eclipse (and as I'm writing this several days later, I can tell you it was beautiful, and I even got some good pics of it too).
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