We returned to the farm and the guys set to work skinning the dik dik Ralph was away on the farm somewhere so we waited around had some refreshments and began to load up the truck. Philip had lent his trial bike to ralph as he was interested in buying it, but having come off accouple of times and frightened himself he said Philip should take it away. So we loaded up the bike It was very cosy in the back with the bike , Chuka the dog and Cole the visiting Canadian and several cool boxes.
only 180km of dusty rough roads you will be fine Cole.
We left before Ralph retuned as we wanted to travel in the light, but Philip sent him a picture of the dik dik. Ralph replied we had shot his breeding bull dik dik and that the price would have to be double . Who said Namibian/ Germans don,t have a sense of humour.
I took this picture to show how well the coat colour blends with the surroundings grey with the wood and the orange browns with the sand.
As we travelled back taking in the views with the sun slowly cast a shadow behind the hills. As we headed back into the khomas area we were back into cattle country and began to notice a lack of scrub. The scrub and trees that were there looked dead. Philip explained the were treating the trees and scrub with hormone based chemicals to clear the trees and scrub to improve the grass for the cattle to feed on. The area looked like a giant prairie of a couple of thousand acres. Philip did add That the owners don't understand why they don't seem to have any kudu or browsers anymore. It was quite sad to see these big open areas it will be interesting to look again in a couple of years to see how the area fairs. We arrived at the lodge just as the light faded helped unload and prepared for our evening meal.