Blogs from Namibia, Africa - page 124

Africa » Namibia November 6th 2005

Namibia is one of the countries that I have dreamed of visiting for a long while. Our first destination was Etosha National Park. At first there was little to see but just as we were heading off we came across a stand off at a waterhole between a young lion and a pack of hyenas. The lion appeared to be slightly lame but as we watched the hyenas suddenly turned their attention to a new hyena interloper and amongst yelps and screams they chased him away from the waterhole. The next day we drove through Etosha via a series of waterholes. At one a couple of lions were trying to get at a kill in the water while impala, hartebeest and zebras watched warily from close by. That evening at the campsite we watched a continous ... read more

Engagement in Africa!!

Africa » Namibia November 5th 2005

The Birthday Truck

MikeandEmily

Well who would have thought it... it must have been the heat or something. Anyway at approx 4 pm in the afternoon at a small place called Negpi on the banks of the mighty Okavango River in Namibia I dropped to one knee and proposed to the young and beautiful Emily... ...even Pierre - our South African guide had a tear in his eye... Girl's blouse. Anyway it had already been a great day with drinking games on the truck and as Emily said yes - it only got better! ... read more

Etosha National Park, Namibia

Africa » Namibia November 3rd 2005

Waterhole

MikeandEmily

Stayed at the Okaukuejo Rest camp... and drank lots of beer whilst watching the water hole. Next day saw lions, both male and female.... read more

Swakopmund, Namibia

Africa » Namibia October 31st 2005

Mike Quad

MikeandEmily

Slept in a bed for the first time in days! We went quad biking up sand dunes today....3 hours, full throttle ...fantastic! ... read more

The Namib Desert

Africa » Namibia October 29th 2005

Sossusvlei

MikeandEmily

29/10/05 - Namib desert Its Hot - Its Dusty - Its Hot! We're definately in a desert. Arrived at our Desert Camp - completely in the middle of nowhere. The camp is fantastic with an outside loo where you can do your business while star gazing. Peter Woolfe (real name) took us on a night game drive where we saw springboks, oryxs and other desert animals and birds. It was great! Two nights here and then off to the sand dunes. 30/10/05 - Sand dunes at Sossusvlei Blimey those sand dunes are big and sandy ... less so now given the amount taken away in our boots. Climbed dune no. 45 and then a 4WD into barren desert for a scorching walk. Big daddy's the highest sand dune at 340m. At 40c it was too hot ... read more

Fish River Canyon

Africa » Namibia October 27th 2005

Fishriver Canyon Sunset

Darren and Charmaine

The campsite today welcomed us with a swimming pool. Darren spent most of today splashing around and pretending to be a dolphin while Charmaine caught up on some more admin; mostly washing clothes. At 4 pm we all set off to watch the sunset over the magnificent Fish River Canyon, second largest canyon in the world to the Grand Canyon. The canyon forms the border between Namibia and South Africa. The view was magnificent and we could clearly make out the many different colours and patterns of the rocks within the canyon. We weren’t really that excited about seeing another sunset but we were most definitely taken aback as the sky started to change colour. Firstly to lilac and red and slowly to the most intense reds, yellows and purples that only a sunset could produce. ... read more

Sossusvlei and Dune 45 & Bushcamp

Africa » Namibia October 26th 2005

Dune 45

Darren and Charmaine

Another early morning, 0400hrs to be precise! But the early rise was justified as we were to climb Dune 45 on the Sossusvlei and watch the sunrise. The morning was cool and crisp. At first glance the dune didn’t really look that high. But as we began our ascent we soon realised that it was going to be a tough climb as. Every footstep we took we felt ourselves sinking into the soft sand. It was indeed a difficult climb as the summit was also much higher than it looked from ground level. It was well worth the struggle to the top as we watched the sunrise. Slowly the surrounding dunes glowed red for as far as the eye could see. It was a truly beautiful sight. The walk down was much easier and we were ... read more

Into Nambia - Orange River and Fish River Canyon

Africa » Namibia October 25th 2005

Canoeing Orange River

MikeandEmily

25/10/05 - Orange River Into Namibia today! We all got through the border no sweat - it took our guide a little bit longer. Still there were plenty of volunteers to drive the truck! Today we start our 2 day river adventure along the Orange River. With all stuff packed into a plastic bucket we are off - in 2 man canoes. Extra tubs contained food, beer and wood for that evenings camping. It was hard push - the rapids not too bad! Fantastic chicken casserole and sleeping under the stars just on the grass. 27/10/05 - Fish River Canyon Trekked the ridge of Fish River Canyon in southern Nambia. Cold beers at sunset - lovely! ... read more

Leaving the tropics

Africa » Namibia October 24th 2005

Tropic of Capricorn

Darren and Charmaine

Up early again and once more we were on the road, this time to Sesriem. En route to the village of Sesriem we passed the Tropic of Capricorn, our first major point of longitude we passed overland. En-rout to Sesriem we paid a visit to Sesriem canyon, this was to be merely an entrée for the massive Fish River canyon to come, although beautiful and amazing in its own right.... read more

The Himba people

Africa » Namibia October 24th 2005

Little Himba girl

Darren and Charmaine

Up early and we were ready for our flight into northern Namibia to visit a Himba tribe. Our journey started at Swakopmund International Airport (tee hee) where we were introduced to our pilot and our lovely little Cessna. Our flight across Namibia was nothing short of breathtaking with so many varied landscaped in this dry and dangerously arid country. The flight ended by circling Epupa falls and passing, only for a few seconds, into Angola. The pilot then made his descent into what can only be described as the smallest runway in all of Africa, so small, nobody on the plane could see it until the last minute. Shortly after landing our guide for the day picked us up and took us straight to a Himba village. The Himba people were fascinating, even the persistent smell ... read more

Brief history of Namibia

South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr...more history

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