Day 4

Day 4	Departure Time	From	To	Arrival Time	Distance Travelled	Trip Duration
	5-45am	Etosha Nstional Park	Rundu	6-40pm
Road Condition			Weather Conditions		Low	High
Good Tar Late afternoon cattle herded on side of road			Sunny winters day		1	25°C
Camp and day's, trip information;			Camp Site Name; Hakuseme Lodge
We were the first teams up and out of the campsite(many I suspect will struggle to get up  early judging  from the  by the amount of partying last night).Our objective was to spend a few hours in Etosha National Park entering at the Anderson Gate in the west and  exiting at the Von Linequest gate in the East. The gates opened at 6-30am. Pushed for time we spotted many of the mammals including Springbok,Giraffe,Hartmans Zebra,Wildebeest,Black Backed jackal,the Black Faced Impala that were relocated from the Kunene region in the 1970's and the Etosha elephants. A first time sighting for us were the Hartman Zebras and Black faced impalas.Unfortunately we missed a sighting of the Etosha lions.Alex is a passionate birder resulting in the spotting of Batleur eagle,Kori Bustard.Secretary Bird,Lappet faced and White faced vultures at an old kill,Lilac breasted roller,and a first for me luminous pink Lesser Flamingoes on the salt pans,The reflection from the salt crystals caused the water in the pans to glimmer startling colours of pinks,purples ,and indigoes  So much to see not enough time. Dashed out the park for the long haul to Rundu via Grootfontein.Much to Alex's disdain too many Manchester United soccer shirts are worn by the local population-one lone Liverpool supporter.Driving the last hour and a half in the dark is not ideal due to the unfenced bush and settlements on the side of the road.Alex lit up the skyline with his sp[otlights on top of the car which gave us extra "daylight"to spot unwanted obtacles moving across the road.Taking the gravel road to Hakuseme has its own dangers. The Lodge is set on the banks of the Kavango River which in the rainy season can be impossible to access .The road is raised only a meter above the floodplains so one careless turn could see you stuck in the waterpools of the floodplains.Tired from a full days driving and freezing temperatures we collapsed into our trusty ,warm caravans.Aaah my electric blanket!