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Winter has finally arrived in Namibia, which for a desert country, means warm days but VERY cold nights!   It got to -3 ⁰ C in the capital city of Windhoek last week and the release team that were out monitoring rewilded cheetahs had to come back in because their drinking water stayed frozen until 10am!   For some reason this cold, dry weather causes electricity to build up and every time I touch something metal, I get electrocuted!   Laurie and I were in Windhoek last week with another CCF member of staff for the annual tourism expo , and whilst there, I bought a sleeping bag in preparation for my trip around southern Africa in August.   I was so glad to have it with me as we slept in a hostel overnight and the thin blankets were certainly not enough to keep us warm!   The expo itself was pretty fun and we advertised CCF as a tourist destination, as well as tried to get business for our goat cheese products and donations for our fundraising gala next m...

Last month was my birthday and I celebrated it in a relaxed and chilled way with friends – always a good thing!   In the morning I watched a cheetah run and then went to the office to work for a couple of hours.   I then went into town with some CCF staff for lunch, followed by a bit of shopping and then my first ever massage (full-body; it was amazing!).   We then went home and I hung out with the Ambassador cheetahs for an hour before going to dinner, upon which I filled myself up on far too many chips and chocolate cake!   After that we hung out in the common room watching Zombieland and chatting.   All in all, a very nice day! I now only have less than 2 months left at CCF – a slightly scary thought! To gout with a bang, I have booked a two-week trip across southern Africa at the end of my stay here.   We will be travelling up Namibia to Zambia and visiting Victoria Falls on both sides (the Zambian and Zimbabwean sides), then heading down to Bot...