Nothing like Africa to grow em big, big cats, big snakes and big Millipedes, this thing felt about as heavy as a sausage, hardly surprising I suppose.

Back in Namibia

After a whirlwind trip back to Oz, it feels strangely like I never went home, except for the bit where I have lots of great memories and lots of toys which I didn't have last time, e.g. my digital sound recorder, a great family photo calendar, and heaps of learning materials for the students and staff here.
Everyone here were extremely welcoming upon my return, and are all conscious of my now fast aproaching re-assignment to the Rundu training centre, which is likely to happen around the end of February.
For those of you who dont know, Rundu is about 500km away from here (Katima Mulilo) and is on the banks of the Okavango River, yes, the same one which flows into nearby Botswana and becomes the Okavango Delta. (I'm sure going to try to get down there whilst I'm in Rundu)
lots of work to be done here with the students and trainers before that though, so

I'm not sure what has happened, but some of my posts have mysteriously vanished, Oh well, they were a bit boring anyway.
Since I was in Oz lots of tropical rain has been falling on this part of Africa, consequently, my dustbowl of a yard is now more jungle like in nature.

This time of year the river which is very nearby, floods, and so all of the animals that live in the bush along the river head our way, two of interest are Spitting Cobras and Black Mambas, so getting the grass down is kind of important, if one of these guys or one of their cousins is in my yard I would like to be able to keep an eye on them    This vid was created, and edited on my phone, so sorry for the lack of volume control.

Time with my Kids

This was at 'Woorabinda' a park not far from our house. Eli's new boat that he got for his birthday.

Back in Oz

I'm back in Oz for Christmas and it is great to see everybody, I'm looking forward to doing a bunch of catching up with friends and rellies and doing some serious merrymaking and relaxing.

Mango thief

A troop of Baboons came raiding the mangos in the tree out the front of my place this afternoon, I didn't get a photo of the alpa male but he was big, this one still made a lot of noise going over the roof though.

Chris and Wally escape the madness

My dear friends, Christine and Wally Ross, (NSW) also Aussie volunteers, have finished their tour of duty, and are escaping from one madness to return to a different brand of madness. Naturally this required some memorial events, such as fishing with the two Dicks on the Zambezi and a top brai, (beaut barbie for the Ausies).

Dick and Wally on one last Tiger fish hunt.

Chris, Dick, Wal and Rob enjoy the size of it.

Happy ladies

Malcolm cooking a top brai (barbie)

 The morning after