The Trip to Okongo - This is the part of Namibia Ndeshi's Mom originates from and is about as "in the bush" as you get in Owambo. We went for Ndeshi cousin's wedding.

                   Camping out back of the festivities             The trick to successfully playing in
                               Cooling in the shade                         the sand not to get in the sand


                   Tate Nahas (Ndeshi's Uncle)                                            Yummy.
                   having just killed "my" cow

Ndeshi Cooking up the goods in "our kitchen".  The story goes like this: Ndeshi suggested that her family (mom, dad, sister and us) kill a cow for the wedding. While we all paid for it, the cow has to be from somebody in particular - which means Ndeshi because it was her suggestion. This of course meant that at the wedding, the cow was officially from me, being the member of our household with a member. After all, the keeping and killing of cows is a man-thing, right?

So, having provided a cow, we got a "kitchen", a fenced off and covered area for Ndeshi to slave away and cook meat, omahangu and salads to feed whoever wishes to come by. I believe this will be the last time Ndeshi makes an offers.
 
 


Trip to Zimbabwe.  August 2001.

The ladies at the Devil's Cataract, Victoria Falls.
 
 
 
 
 

Nelao with God Mom Dawn on a Zambezi River Cruise.

Sundown on the Zambezi 

Nelao looking a little concerned by her pursuer.
 

Nelao's pursuer.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ndeshi and Nelao. (Elephant added for scale)

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