This past week-end we convoyed with our new friends, the Conroys, to Waterberg Plateau Park, about 3 hours north of Windhoek. They are one of the other two Fulbright families here in Namibia, and have two sons who also go to WIS (Windhoek International School). Drew is a farmer and professor from Maine, who is here teaching agriculture at the Polytechnic. Waterberg is a huge plateau, which is of both environmental and historical interest. This was a German outpost in the early 1900s, and was the site of a war between the Germans and the Hereros in 1904. Now it is known for is wildlife, and there are some rare species, such as cape vultures and white rhino. We couldn't see as many animals as in Etosha, because the brush was thicker. The rains also have made things greener here. But, by our chalet we had dik dik, mongoose and lots of birds. There were signs all over the camp telling us to leave the baboons alone as they were “pests”, but we didn’t see any around the camp. We went on a hike up to the top of the plateau, which really was a quite challenging hike straight up the side of the mountain. The older kids ran right up, while Ruby, Bill, Liz & Janet took their time climbing over all the boulders. We enjoyed swimming in the lovely pool after the hike.
I think I finally am able to put in some photos - hope they aren't too small.
Here we are in the combi - on the left side of the road. This is the largest highway in Namibia.
This is Maxine, Alice & the Conroy boys at the base of the plateau. We went straight up to the top of the plateau behind them.
They have some very nice national parks. Janet & Liz are relaxing in the pool.
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