Day 19 (Wednesday, 5 September): Ombuerendende

This day is for idleness, as we have neither planned a program nor want to change that. So we observe everyday life on the farm in all its facets: goats are driven out to pasture, chickens are fed, cattle are brought into the kraal and many other little things are done. The children in particular are very involved and while we are still having breakfast, they are already out and about on the grounds for a long time.


Slideshow about N/a'an ku sê and Ombuerendende

Sigi offers us a little tour of the farm and so we find ourselves a little later in the back of the farm's hunting vehicle, bumping along the paths. The farm has around 8,000 hectares and there are plenty of livestock and game here. We see a few typical representatives again, such as wild boar, hartebeest and oryx, and we learn a lot about the work of farmers in Namibia. Back at the farm, Heide is already waiting for us with lunch. Only the two nephews are still on the way, as they had offered to drive four stray cattle back to the kraal. Afterwards, there is a midday rest on the grounds, which still plays an important role in Namibia. We use it to take a nap, update our diaries or reorganize our suitcases.

After coffee and homemade cake, the children are given a few tasks and we adults prepare the garden for a training event that will take place over the next two days. It will be about the theoretical and practical assessment of Limousin cattle and for this purpose cattle breeders from the wider area will come and undergo a certification.

Later I have the opportunity to take the two boys (nephews) and our children on a check-up drive to the various stations, i.e. the watering holes. This is another highlight that the children especially love and I am delighted to see a kudu bull running across the path right in front of us and jumping over the fence. The sunset in the middle of the bush is also impressive and we return for dinner a little cold but happy.

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