Camping!

Gladwyn’s Dad’s campsite was SO MUCH FUN!! Kokopelli was supposed to go there for a ‘desert adventure day’ and stay overnight but unfortunate circumstances came up and we weren’t able to. We thought it would have been like an African Nakamun!
After hanging out in Narraville and Kuisebmund for a bit we finally headed out. We got there about 7:30ish. You have to drive through a dried river bed in order to get there so not just any car can do it… it’s incredibly soft sand and cars can get stuck very easily!
So all the ladies were there - Lex, Pam, Jenica, Ellen, Michelle, Natasha and myself. The guys were Garth, Gladwyn and Mervyn. They left to buy wood and other random stuff while the ladies claimed their beds and then sat around and chatted. Ellen and I decided to be pro-active and start the fire without the guys... we did very well, only going through one box of matches! Hahaha
It was so nice though – we were completely spoiled rotten by those boys!! They wouldn’t let us help at all!! Mervyn completely took care of the potjiekos (which is kind of like a stew that make in the fire) and Gladwyn worked the braai. I kept going to the kitchen to see if they needed any help so they finally said I could be in charge of the maize pap. THAT was a mistake! I’ve never made it before... so Pam came into the kitchen to help me. Now, it totally seems like it would be a simple thing to make, you just need salted boiling water – and then you slowly pour the dried maize meal in. Simple, huh? Not! As I’m making it Garth walks into the kitchen and says “Why is it lumpy?” like he’s never seen a lump before in his life! I just calmly replied, “IT’S MY FIRST TIME!”
Great fun... Gladwyn and Mervyn helped me out though and made it a little less lump-tastic.
So when we finally sat down to eat out dinner at 11pm we had an incredible spread - A huge vegetarian potjiekos, chicken, beef, pork, baked beans, and pap. It was fantastic!
We stayed up late talking, listening to music, and dancing (that was mostly just the guys though... those African boys just love to dance!)
Michelle and Garth heading home for the night but the rest of us stayed. There were cute little rooms, 3 beds to a room each with our own bathroom including a shower. They were super nice. These rooms were spread all over the campsite with the fire pit, braai, area, kitchen and hall in the center. We were the only ones out there aside from the care-taker.
The next morning we took our time getting up and had a little bit of breakfast. There was a big tree near by that had a bunch of rope swings and stuff from it so we went and played on there for a while. After that we headed out to the dunes to do a bit of sandboarding. Now that was fun! We basically just used almost like pieces of cardboard and just rubbed a candle on the underside to make it slide better on the sand. We all took turns going down and up and down and up these HUGE dunes. Gladwyn by far did the coolest thing ever. Mervyn and him went up to the highest/steepest point and when down face first. Mervyn went first and zoomed by me... I have no idea how fast he was going but Pam said when she was sandboarding before they said you can get up to 80km/h. I honestly wouldn’t doubt that he was going much slower. So, near the bottom of the dune there are a few plants. Mervyn was trying to steer with his feet but still ended up going through one of them. Gladwyn was next .... he’s zooming by me with sand clouds flying behind him when suddenly we all see him hit this plant which had kind of made a little mound of sand. So, he hits this mound and just goes flying!! He must have been in the air for like 5 seconds and flew probably close to 10 feet. It was ridiculous! I’m surprised he’s not dead but he was okay. His right side of his body hurt cuz that’s what he landed on but other than that he said he was fine. What a crazy, crazy boy!
After we finished with the sand boarding we headed back to the camp and jumped into the pool to try and get all the sand off of us. It was so refreshing!

We hung around a bit more and then decided to head back home. It was so much fun out there and we all kind of want to do it again before I leave!! Maybe....

Last night Mrs.Venter and I hosted a farewell dinner for Michelle and Jenica. Lex, Ellen and Pam came as well. It was really nice... it’s so weird to think that a month has passed by already since they came! Garth, Theo and Tanya (Theo’s wife) came by a little later. We all headed to Lex’s house after to help Jenica pack, hang out and say our goodbyes. Oh...and we also got the CD last night from all the recordings Kokopelli and Mascato did in Windhoek. We also have the entire concert recorded! I'm listening to it as a write!! hahaha.. it sounds SO good! He was a great recording person!! I can't wait for you all to hear it!

Anyhoo... Jenica and Michelle left for Windhoek early this morning – I think it was 7am or something like that... So now we just have Lex, Ellen and Me left representing Canada! haha!

So today, I was supposed to get my hair cut at 9:30. I got there and they told me it’s actually on Saturday even though I told the lady Thursday and I’m pretty sure I even saw her write it in there... oh well. I changed it to this afternoon instead at 2:30. I wanted to get it cut before I get braids put in just cuz it’s been about 9 months or so since I last had it cut and it’s pretty damaged at the ends!

Alrighty... I should run! Have a great day!