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Aus, Namibia, the present dayAfter their lunch at the Schützenhaus Nick and Anja drove to the Klein-Aus Vista Lodge’s Desert Horse Inn and Nick booked himself into a chalet as well.
Dusk brought a chill to the air and as tempting as it was for Nick to stay under his hot shower, he hurried, wanting to catch up with Anja, who had been carrying on with the translation in her room during the afternoon. He got out, dried himself, and dressed in jeans, shirt, hiking boots and a rugby jersey. He put his fleece on over the top. He was glad he’d brought it with him, even though when he’d hastily packed in Australia he had asked himself why he was bothering bringing cold weather gear.
He remembered. Susan had told him to.
Thinking of her brought up a surge of grief as he went out
