Weather and Landscape
The maximum temperatures at Doro Nawas in December were between 36-38° C (97-100°F) and the minimum between 16-18° C (61-64°F). The evenings have been nice and cool, and the days warm and windy. We only had one day where there were thunderclouds and a few drops of rain. We truly hope that the rain comes soon!

The mopane and silverdora trees have grown new leaves, which give the area a beautiful green texture.

Wildlife
Cheetah sightings were, once again, extraordinary throughout the month. They were spotted once on the other side of De Riet, walking across the plain, which meant that guests could take some beautiful photos.

Doro Nawas' one and only giraffe was spotted in the Aba-Huab River, close to Twyfelfontein. He is all alone n the area, and probably searching for a lady love.

One of our elephant herds - the Tuskless Group, which has about 26 members - was spotted in the Huab River, close to De Riet. The reason why this herd is called the Tuskless Group is because there are five elephants that do not have any tusks. This herd don't have as many babies as the Rosy and Oscar herds - they have only two - one of about a year old, and one of about three years old. You can see immediately that they are not from this area, because the minute they see a vehicle approaching they start moving away into the bush. They are not yet used to people and vehicles, but we hope that they hang around for a while. Our area is now home to three elephant herds (consisting of about 50 elephant in total), which guarantees great elephant viewing.

Birding
We have seen quite a few Ostrich this month with newborn babies. This means we keep our distance, as the adults can be quite dangerous if you do get too close.

We have also been spotting some lovely summer visitors - like Fork-tailed Drongos.

Guest news:
- Fantastic view and the warmth of the staff.  
- Warm and friendly welcoming, meals were very enjoyable, our stay was fantastic. W.
- Our best experience so far in Namibia. The friendliness of staff, managing my gluten free diet and the view from the camp. Christine & David

Managers and guides
We say farewell to Steven Jones (Assistant Manager) who helped us out for a few months. We want to wish him all the best for next year with his studies and hope that he will be as successful as he was with us!

Then we want to say welcome to Henry (New Assistant Manager) from Gobabis, may your time spent with us be wonderful and fulfiling. This is a great team and we belief that you will learn a lot from us as we will learn from you.  Welcome! We also want to congratulate Ignatius Khamuseb (Guide) on his wedding, as he got married on the 19 December 2009.

Managers and Guides in Camp in December:
Coenie van Niekerk (Camp Manager)
Danize van Niekerk (Camp Manager)