I really loved the pictured signpost.
We did indeed see Jimbo, not very many metres away from it; neither he nor we encroached upon the other’s “personal space”.
Jimbo himself will star in this little trilogy’s second chapter.
“3” will feature some other desert-adapted elephants; their behaviour was much more unexpected/unusual.
All three chapters involve the same northwestern Namibian location, inland from the Skeleton Coast.
Overlooking the sweeping northern Damaraland landscape, the peaceful oasis of Palmwag Lodge & Campsite is set amid swaying palms, robust mopane trees and rich red rock.
Palmwag Lodge’s self-description is accurate, as will be evident in the next two posts.
However, its “oasis” is a relative “dot” in a vast arid region where “permanent” water is generally absent.
The Lodge’s pool and coffee bar are named after the Makalani palms which are spectacularly present at this oasis, but absent from most of Damaraland.
Photo is copyright Doug Spencer, taken at 8.16 am on 16 November 2022.