Monday, December 27, 2010

Day 12 Christmas In Namibia






Saturday December 25th.

It's Christmas! But it sure doesn't feel like it. It's hot, no snow, there are few decorations and I'm wearing shorts!

Today we drove from Waterberg to Windhoek. We tried to buy groceries but all the stores were closed. We stopped at a gas station for a pee/smoke break. There was a local market with hawkers trying to sell their souvenirs. I bought myself a cooper bracelet for Christmas.

Then we drove until we arrived at the Safari Court Hotel just outside Windhoek by about 1:00. We had the rest of the day to ourselves in this very nice hotel. There was a beautiful pool to swim in and they had wi-fi! I was able to pick up and send e-mails but could not access my blog. They had blocked all blogsites and Facebook and the like, because they didn't want people tying up their computers. I told them I had my own computer, but rules are rules. Very frustrating.

So, after e-mailing, I reorganized my backpack, cleaning and sorting it. Then I had a swim. Then using Skype I called home and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. I talked to Mom, Dad, Chris, Megan and Danny. Nice to hear everyone's voice and to see they were having a good time.

Then we had our Christmas dinner. It was right at the hotel in their restaurant. It was buffet style, with beef, lamb, chicken and lots of other dishes. Unfortunately no ostrich!

During the dinner Leland said his goodbyes and gave everyone a card with one of his photos on it.

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