Roy's Camp

Began our big tour of the North of Namibia yesterday, 15 August. Ended the day at Roy's Camp, a funky little lodge/campground between Grootfontein and Rundu. The place is decorated with an eclectic collection of junk including such things as a huge wind chime/mobile made of among other things, a whitened giraffe skull. The remains of a 1930's Ford greet the guests upon arrival at the reception. The pool water is circulated through an old claw foot bathtub. We were housed in a two stroy A-frame thatched cottage called Lappa in Namibia. The staircase, made of rough hewn trunks of old trees sits at the exterior leading up to a small exterior veranda where the kids gladly made themselves at home. Since our bedroom was on the first floor and theirs was only accessible via the exterior stairs, they felt like they had their own private tree house club. We partook of the lodge's dinner and were quite surprised by its tastiness. The cook had prepared a very interesting combination of items--kudu steak, chichen wings, macaroni and a variety of salads. The kids actually ate everything on their plates and remarked that it was good. That in and of itself is a remarkable thing.