Friday the 13th.......and 'a slight major problem'

So, after getting the gear box in our truck replaced in Windhoek, we thought the worst of our truck problems were all over. We were dead wrong. Dead being stuck in Etosha National Park for three nights. Now, don't get me wrong, I loved the waterhole and checking out all the animals coming down to drink. It's not often you can see elephants, rhinos, kudu, zebras, giraffes, jackals, and springboks chilling around the same waterhole. But really, after about two days of that.......do you really want to stick around for that much longer? Especially when the campsite is dry and dusty......yes, really dusty. I'm still wiping dust out of my bag three days later!

Anyway, so, our first full day in Etosha, we were taking our truck, Kwando, on a full day game drive through the park. Well, the roads were rough and bumpy and we blew our rear axle! Actually, the problem started when the truck was up in Uganda. The roads were really rough and Kwando had some rear axle problems. They did a bushman's fix and we were hoping to make it all the way to Cape Town to get a 'proper' fix. Well, after all the bumps and bruises....Kwando finally gave in. So, that left us stranded in Etosha National Park for couple of extra days. Fortunately, she got fixed and we've made our way to Swakopmund, Namibia.

More on Swakopmund later.......

Love, peace, and soul.