Just sitting in the unit at Grootfontein having a cup of tea and a rusk. I am taking some of these rusks home for Paul as we don't get them in Australia. I am also taking him the national dish which is maize meal. You can make porridge with it. Also, some Bushman honey which is supposed to be a local honey but which I notice is a product of Zambia. Not sure what that's all about.
It looks as though Alex and Jellie will be coming to Bushman land with me now rather than Ellen and Leonie.
This cough really getting me down. I see a doctor at 12.
The Doctor said I have bronchitis and its the flue going around the town. She gave me a shot of Cortisone and some Prednisone tablets and cough syrup. [When I got back to Australia and went to my own doctor she was outraged at the medicine they had prescribed for me].
I started feeling better quite soon and Ellen picked me up and went to join the others at Spar for lunch. I managed very well all things considering, then they dropped me back off at the unit and I slept and read for the rest of the day.
Jellie has come back for a shower but Ellen wants to keep going with the garden, so she's taken Joseph the gardener and Alex back to keep on keeping on.
Ellen said she will cook late so we have agreed to go out again. Its very cheap to eat out here but the quality is rarly good. The exception was Dros at Tsumeb, which was very acceptable with a bistro style and nicely done.
We are due to leave tomorrow morning for Kavango for 2 nights, then we come back to meet up with Pastor Boet at 6pm on Monday to pack and then set out for Bushman land. I really must find out what they liek to be called because they don't like being called 'Bushmen'.
According to Ellen, the Bushmen were nomadic and hunted for survival before the days of settlement. Like the Aboriginals, they are not allowed to live this lifestyle any longer, as fences now define land ownership, so they have been resettled to the Kalahari Desert. Sound familiar?
There is talk about letting them live in Etosha and allowing them to hunt for their own survival. Debate continues and I can certainly see the pros and cons. Ultimately though, if they were not allowed to use guns but traditional methods only, I think it is a wonderful idea.
It looks as though Alex and Jellie will be coming to Bushman land with me now rather than Ellen and Leonie.
This cough really getting me down. I see a doctor at 12.
The Doctor said I have bronchitis and its the flue going around the town. She gave me a shot of Cortisone and some Prednisone tablets and cough syrup. [When I got back to Australia and went to my own doctor she was outraged at the medicine they had prescribed for me].
I started feeling better quite soon and Ellen picked me up and went to join the others at Spar for lunch. I managed very well all things considering, then they dropped me back off at the unit and I slept and read for the rest of the day.
Jellie has come back for a shower but Ellen wants to keep going with the garden, so she's taken Joseph the gardener and Alex back to keep on keeping on.
Ellen said she will cook late so we have agreed to go out again. Its very cheap to eat out here but the quality is rarly good. The exception was Dros at Tsumeb, which was very acceptable with a bistro style and nicely done.
We are due to leave tomorrow morning for Kavango for 2 nights, then we come back to meet up with Pastor Boet at 6pm on Monday to pack and then set out for Bushman land. I really must find out what they liek to be called because they don't like being called 'Bushmen'.
According to Ellen, the Bushmen were nomadic and hunted for survival before the days of settlement. Like the Aboriginals, they are not allowed to live this lifestyle any longer, as fences now define land ownership, so they have been resettled to the Kalahari Desert. Sound familiar?
There is talk about letting them live in Etosha and allowing them to hunt for their own survival. Debate continues and I can certainly see the pros and cons. Ultimately though, if they were not allowed to use guns but traditional methods only, I think it is a wonderful idea.
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