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February 14th 2009
Published: February 15th 2009
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Christmas abroad rocks! This was my third, and on yet another different continent. I didn’t know what to expect, although my Christmas cards and emails described my hope that at least part of the time would be spent in the company of the elephants I have got to know over the last few years. A couple of weeks’ earlier, this looked like an empty wish: the heavy early rains in Namibia had cau... Read Full Entry



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Elizabeth Weir
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I decided in early 2006 that I'd had enough of the London rat-race and the career thing - at least, for the time being - and that I'd like to take some time out: "me time", as it were; time to do at least some of the things that I'd been thinking about doing over the last few years but hadn't been able to fit in around work and client demands. So here I am: backpack to the ready (to be honest, it had never really been put away after my '93-'94 round-the-world trip), and a gazillion ideas about how to fill the next xx months..... (And, no, I've no idea when I'll go back to the "real" worl... full info
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calf suckling his mothercalf suckling his mother
calf suckling his mother
up close and personalup close and personal
up close and personal
"Raoul" the rock agama
getting closer..getting closer..
getting closer..
calves in the trench around the workings of the Mudurib waterhole
mopane mothsmopane moths
mopane moths
dried riverbeddried riverbed
dried riverbed
waiting to see if the storm would raech uswaiting to see if the storm would raech us
waiting to see if the storm would raech us
the humans' picnic area is taken over for creche dutiesthe humans' picnic area is taken over for creche duties
the humans' picnic area is taken over for creche duties
Cape fur seal pups
genet cub keeping warm on the computergenet cub keeping warm on the computer
genet cub keeping warm on the computer
tourists and elephantstourists and elephants
tourists and elephants
KaokolandKaokoland
Kaokoland
the Khowarib Schluchtthe Khowarib Schlucht
the Khowarib Schlucht
the Hoanib riverthe Hoanib river
the Hoanib river
the Khowarib Schluchtthe Khowarib Schlucht
the Khowarib Schlucht
cliff-face in the Khowarib Schluchtcliff-face in the Khowarib Schlucht
cliff-face in the Khowarib Schlucht
drinking at ghorrasdrinking at ghorras
drinking at ghorras
off againoff again
off again
after drinking at the waterhole, this group of elephants heads off in search of food again
would-be circus animalwould-be circus animal
would-be circus animal



23rd February 2009

otto
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Lovely
As always - fantastic pictures and a great story. Hope you're well.
6th March 2009

Lynn
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Jealousy!
your descriptions are so vivid that I feel that I am right there along with you! And I wish I were. I can see why you spend so little time back here in Greyland! Stay away, stay away and keep regaling us with your amazing adventures!

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