New home, new faces

There was still daylight when we arrived at our new home (for the next week). Apart from Jo, who joined us from the last destination, we'd not yet had a chance to meet our new fellow volunteers. It was quite different group, about twice the size and younger on average. Also mainly young women.

We were shown around the facilities and were quite impressed. There's one main building for the volunteers of which half is taken up but this living/dining room above. The doors on the far side are to our bedrooms and quickly we are gathered together by Karl who has run this place for years. He's a white German Namibian with a very dry sense of humour (and manner generally) and an accent that is difficult to pin down. He lists the rooms on a white board and begins to distribute them. I am quick to point out that Katarina and I are family and so we are given a room for the two of us. This is a very pleasant surprise. I was told we might end up in tents again and large dorms. The tents weren't so bad but these rooms were quite a step up. We even have an en suite bathroom with shower.

We are given a tour outside, which includes a shop we get to visit each day at midday (for essentials and luxuries - including beer. There's also a small mongoose enclosure, which seems strange with such a vast open landscape, but as with many others, these are rescued and need the protection.