Safari: Nxai Pan Day 3
Our last morning at Nxai Pan, we decided to forego the safari drive and take in a bushman lesson from our tracker – a real bushman. (He had given me a lesson in clicking the night before.)
This meant a leisurely morning, so Fifi joined us for breakfast in the lodge.
Then we learned about a bushman’s pack. This one was made from an entire pelt – springbok? I can’t remember.
And, of course, the traditional hunting wear.
He told us about how they use some of the plants in the area for healing and cooking.
He demonstrated how to tie a snare.
Then attempted to make a fire.
It was just a little too windy, but we did spy some smoke!
Then we were on our way to the airport.
We spied an oryx crossing the airstrip.
And the bachelor group of elephants was waiting to see us off. They were very close to the airstrip, and our guide let us watch and take pictures for a while.
I was attracted to the textures of the elephants, and we were close enough that I could grab some pictures to highlight those.
When our plane radioed in that they were getting close, our guide had to chase the elephants away from the airstrip.
A fitting farewell to our last camp for game drives.