Windhoek

Yesterday the whole family went into to Windhoek, (pronounced vindhook) the largest city in Namibia, with 200,000 people. We did some great shopping, and everyone got exactly what they wanted. We purchased some springbuck pillows and some other decor. We had a fun time seeing all the cultures. Namibians speak at least 3 languages, Afrikaans, English, and German. They are very well dressed, extremely friendly, and a hard working people. The city was very clean and was pretty busy when we were in town. The best part is while we were driving around, a couple of locals noticed that we were in a safari van. We were not sure what they were doing at first, but then we were informed that they were welcoming us into their country. They were waving and smiling and actually rolling down the window to welcome us. Marina, who runs the Hunters Namibia Safaris, told us how much Namibians love Americans. We were surprised, but we are all about being welcomed by a friendly person who loves us, especially after traveling through France, where we did not feel so popular. It was a great experience and we will be going back into town on Sunday for church.

Beautiful!

I was so HAPPY to see them finally.

Us out in the bush.

Part of the main hunting lodge.