Solitaire & Sesriem Camp
June 9, 2002 Sesriem literally means “six rawhide strings”
The truck ride south to Sesriem Camp was not as cold as we thought it would be. We stopped in Solitaire-a wide spot in the road with a little store with a few shelves of canned food, drinks and a gas station. It also offered Kudo steak and lamb chop sandwiches but the best part was a delicious Apple Strudel made by the Afrikaner owner’s wife.
A black local is barbering by a fence near the tree with a hanging bell that appears on the T-shirts for sale in the curio shop next door. The bell calls everyone to the little church across the street on Sunday. Bob and I buy one of the T-shirts.
When we get into camp we put up the tents and then the truck drove us a few miles over a washboard road to Sesriem Canyon to watch the sunset. On the way back most of the campers ran ahead as the the truck rolled slowly forward-for a time without benefit of a driver-we realized-when one of us discovered James running alongside too!
Tags: African Continent, Food, Namibia, Sesriem Camp, Solitaire
Zoe
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