Namibia, Botswana and Zambia


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Africa » Namibia
May 28th 2011
Published: June 4th 2011
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Not a blog per se more a brief itinerary of my trip to Southern Africa earlier this year between dates 14th Feb and 18th March 2011. Starting trip in Cape Town South Africa and travelling 17th Feb on the overnight Intercape sleeper bus to Windhoek capital of Namibia. Stayed at Rivendel guest house....best value single room in Windhoek! Stayed 3 nights. From Windhoek on the overnight sleeper tra... Read Full Entry



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'Remhoogte Pass' over the Naukluft Mountain range between Windhoek and Solitaire.
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Remhoogte Pass-Namibia

The Tropic of Capricorn is the Southern most where the Sun can pass directly overhead.
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Solitaire-Namibia

Pretty much the only thing in Solitaire, this garage + shop + a bakery and strangely an exotic car scrapyard.
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Solitaire-Namibia

Solitair is famous for being the smallest town in Namibia.
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Sossusvle-Namibia

A surprisingly difficult climb up Dune 45, one of the highest dunes in the world to watch the sunrise.
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Sossusvle-Namibia

The Namib Desert at dawn, shortly before this photo was taken had received the most rain for 25 years giving the desert floor a green tinge.
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Taken from the top of Dune 45 at dawn
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Result of recent heavy rains.
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This dune nicknamed 'big daddy' and is said to be the highest in the world at 325 meters.



3rd January 2012

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