Namibia

 

He really wanted my sunglasses - sorry Pops!

 

 

I really enjoyed hangin' with these blokes and watching them do their hunter gatherer thing.
Laurie was such a trooper and hung tough for her wacky husband!

 

 

This dude might be illiterate, but his knowledge is vast. The young men in his village are too
lazy to go out in the bush with him and learn how to live off of the land, so this way of life is
quickly dying out. They don't need to - the gov't gives them plenty of cornmeal for free.

 

 

So we're out in the middle of nowhere and this guy starts digging

 

 

And pulls out this honkin' tuber.

 

 

Let the scraping begin!

 

 

Heaps of moist fleshy muck

 

 

Now squeeze hard and let the bitter juice run down your thumb and voila - the world's least refreshing drink

 

 

I asked him to show us which type of plant it was. He found one nearby and circled it. Such a tiny plant made that!

 

 

Off we go again

 

 

I can't believe you made me do this! You owe me! Yes dear - I love you baby!

 

 

Another fruitless attempt at a spring hare.

 

 

Covering some ground with the tools of the trade.

 

 

Our posse (we kept our pants on)

 

 

I felt like I was in a National Geographic special.

 

 

Back at the village with some not so traditional cloths.

 

 

Hey, get your hand outta there you little perv

 

 

It was nice that nobody begged at all.

 

 

They start making babies in their early teens and average 5-7 kids each. 50% will die before
they reach 15 years old, 20% will die in their first year.

 

 

Oh the stories she could tell - life expectancy averages 45-50 years old. Looks like she beat the odds.

 

Wanna see what they do for fun?

 

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