Blogs from Namibia, Africa - page 123

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On MOnday we went on this safari, it was better than I had ever dreamed a dusty desert country could be. On Monday morning we left with our guide and group (4 people plus guide) ina little minivan. None of those huge overland trucks for us, we chose the budget safari option. We drove to norhtern Namibia along a long long straight road. Temps went to over 40 degrees inside the van. Dust made its way into my mouth my ear my eyes my nose and places I won't even mention. We arrive in the first camp (the camps are completely fenced in for our protection from the lions, cheetahs, etc) and set up our tents and went on our first game drive on that first day we saw Kudu, baboon, warthogs (including the camp warthog) ... read more

Life in Windhoek is strange. We've beenhere for 3 days and have yet to find anything to do. Not from lack of trying. The hostel we are staying at is nice, clean, provides breakfast, pool, etc. We are camping for $40 Namibian dollars each per night, which isn't bad. Tomorrow we will go on a safari. It sounds super cheesy, it may actually be super cheesy, but we will get to see the lions tigers and bears.....oh my, that we can't see other wise. We leave on monday and will return on wednesday. We'll spend thursday relaxing and then head off to victoria fall on friday. Speaking of bears. Paul has grown a beard, I can't wait till we find a fast internet connection so I can down load more pictures, I like it. We went ... read more

Eating some Damascus nougat in a Swapkopmund, Namibia internet cafe right now. God I love nougat! Namibia is alright too. EXCEPT that it is 50 degrees in the shade and there ain't no shade man! No I was exaggerating it only got up to 46 degrees Celsius which for those slow Americans out there is about 114 degrees F. Bloody hot, but truthfully it is bearable due to the fact that there is absolutely no humidity out there. The night before we came over the border we spent the night at this fantastic camp site called the Fiddlers Creek on the Orange river. I made my first ever illegal border crossing in the evening by swimming over the border and into Namibia, rather exhilarating. Was only shot at twice, lekker. That night we had a massive ... read more

Mercredi 16 novembre Cheetah Park à Twyfelfontain Twyfelfontain c’est un endroit dans le désert où nous avons pu voir des pétroglyphes de 6000 ans. Des images sculptées dans la pierre. Notre guide nous a interprété ces images. Surtout des animaux et quelques guerriers. Ces grosses roches avec leurs secrets historiques ne sont pas protégées contre les éléments. L’érosion et le vent pourraient les faire disparaître éventuellement nous dit notre guide. Quel dommage. Eh bien moi je les aurai vu. Jeudi 17 novembre Spitzkope Nous installons notre camp tout près de la plus haute montagne de Namibie le mont Spitzkope 1728 m. Pas de douche ni d’eau courante, juste un trou isolé par un paravent pour les besoins naturels. Rien de particulier à signaler. Vendredi 18 novembre Swakopmund Première place civilisée d’Afrique que nous visitons! Des bâtiments, ... read more