I've had to come out of the bush to Tsumkwe quickly and thought I'd better pop in to update the situation. Tsumkwe is full of delights. The hunters are active with their bows and arrows and I was able to taste freshly killed kudu yesterday.

Tonight Royal has arranged a trance dance and the healer and the village seem as excited as I am.

The craftspeople are phenomenally talented in the area and I've taken a particular interest in the dingos (thumb pianos) and the /xi (knives) that they create. The good thumb pianos ring like bells and are tuned to chords. They have a hole in the middle which can be covered with a spiders web to increase the resonance. The knives are so sharp I feel I could shave with them. In addition, the hunters have fine crafted bow and arrow sets. I have to take special note which have poison on them, there's no cure.

A few more days and then back to Windhoek with Royal. I've been seeing and learning a lot about Tsumkwe, more later.