Only 265 days to go!<\/p>\n
Today was another hot day and we spent it hiking up, down, and around the Waterberg Plateau. We went on the Kambazembi Walk first, accidentally, thinking it would bring us to the top. After an hour, we decided it wouldn\u2019t. So we made a 360-degree turn and finally got on the Mountain View trail. Mom kept saying, \u201cI don\u2019t do well with rocks\u201d as the trail was covered in chunks of plateau.<\/p>\n
There was a little canyon in the side of the plateau, and that was the way up. To go beyond the lookout, you have to have a special permit. Which we (thankfully) didn\u2019t get. The view was great, grand, and gushingly gorgeous. To get down, we followed the white footprints (not the yellow brick road). Mom and I were worried about territorial baboons attacking us, and we almost choked with terror as a herd of gemsbok<\/em> (more commonly known as oryx) fled through the bushes.<\/p>\n I commented on how I was relieved, but Dad said, \u201cI wish it had been baboons.\u201d Just then, we reached the road and had to walk up a hill to get to our South African car. As we rounded a corner, we saw- you\u2019ll never guess!- baboons! We only saw three, but Dad reassured us that there is always a group. (That wasn\u2019t very<\/em> reassuring.)<\/p>\n Walking by the little brick buildings used in the hotel, we saw a group of warthogs, or vlakvark<\/em>. We finally got in the car, went a little ways on the Francolin Walk (francolin is a type of bird), and then got Magnums at the shop.<\/p>\n Once home, Ethan and I swam in the pool, using the little yellow boat to recreate the Titanic.<\/p>\n Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Only 265 days to go! Today was another hot day and we spent it hiking up, down, and around the Waterberg Plateau. We went on the Kambazembi Walk first, accidentally, thinking it would bring us to the top. After an … Continue reading