Drove through the Kalahari desert(part of the Kalahari sands) quite green with scrub bush.
Went for a bushmen's walk - walk with a group of bush people and an interpreter. They were dressed in animal hide, one was of a jackal including it's tail. When we introduced ourselves a bush woman mimicked it, she did really well. The walk included us being shown different roots of plants used for a variety of ailments like nightmares and infertility. A fire was lit using 2 sticks, a fire started in the scrubs as well which was not part of the plan and was put out quickly by an old bushman, bare hands did the trick. A woman also drank water by grating a root. The cure for back pain is a cut in the back with medication rubbed in, not game for that one.
The bush people's dance was cancelled, sadly, due to the rain.
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