Water
Bringing along enough water is a no brainer when you're driving in Namibia and Botswana, but you really need to stock up. There's not much of it in the Kalahari...
We saw oryx so often that I almost forgot to take pictures of them!
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Himba village - o tjize paste We visited one of the Himba vil la ges in Kunene, and had the opportunity to learn a lit t le bit about their culture. Himba women use a red paste calle d otjize to protect their skin from the harsh sun. They also use the paste on their hair and jewelry. They make the paste from ochre powde r and fat (or vaseline ). The ground ochre was very, very soft and smelled very nice ! The fat, and sometimes resins, are mixed with the ocre powder in a horn ja r , and the paste is then ready to use . The leftover paste is stored in the horn jars.