Much to our dismay, our morning habits are drastically changing as we travel. No matter how hard we try, Eric and I can no longer sleep-in. We’re awake at the crack of dawn and are packed up and ready to drive by 8:00am. I wish I could say it’s from the excitement of our adventure, but it’s not – it’s because of the sun.
Today’s journey will take us to the town of Khoraxis. Unfortunately, there’s nothing great about Khoraxis but it’s proximity to the UNESCO site of the Twyfelfontein Rock Paintings is perfect.
But I’m getting ahead of myself…
Before arriving in Khoraxis, or K-Town as Eric and I call it because we can’t seem to pronounce “Khoraxis”, we make a stop in the Brandberg mountain range to see the famous “White Lady of the Brandberg” rock painting. As the name suggests, it’s a rock painting of a “white lady”. What’s interesting about it is that the painting dates back to a time before white people were known to be in the area and the “white lady” is actually a “white man”, or Shaman to be exact.
It is a 45-minute hike to the location of the painting, which we hike with a local guide.
The area in and around the mountains has approximately 45,000 paintings scattered throughout and it’s pretty amazing to think it’s been inhabited for thousands of years.
Of course these little guys would have been around throughout it all.
We cruise into K-Town midday, set up our tent and grab a few groceries. Throughout the afternoon we enjoy some R&R and in the evening we have a nice “braai”… or as we Canadians like to call it, a barbeque.
Our nice evening takes an even nicer turn when Eric and I overhear a group of children singing in the distance. Being the curious types that we are, we follow the sound until we find its source… a local primary school. They’re about to perform for a tour group staying at the lodge we’re camping at because they’re trying to raise money for a school trip to Etosha National Park. We meet one of their teachers in the parking lot and promise to come by and support the cause, so we finish off our evening watching them perform and having a great time.
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