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Africa » Namibia October 24th 2018

We finally are at Etosha. The weather is a bit cooler and it has rained a bit. We are staying in the park for 3 nights. The roads are getting worse and supposedly we have not seen the worse yet. For us the difference in Etosha is the numbers of animals. We are seeing large herds of Zebras,wildebeest,springbok and impalas. Also have seen a few rhinos and of course giraffes. The campsites are good and we have had a couple of braiis. Also have tried kudo steaks and springbok stew.... read more
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Africa » Namibia October 24th 2018

Left Etosha and its very washboard roads. Stayed at a really cool camp that had the nicest washrooms I have ever seen in a camp ground. Went to dinner in the restaurant and had Springbok steak which was very good. They also had a band playing which was very good. One of the musicians was playing an oil can guitar.... read more
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Africa » Namibia October 21st 2018

Darlene has worked hard at blogging when wifi is rarely strong, power fluctuating and cell signals sporadic . She gets a break and you get my take for the next part In the first 4 days I was zapped by an electric fence when putting our go pro on a fence. banged my head 4-5 times on the pass tour to the cab,banged my head again when pointing out a root at night and smacked a tree on the same sore head! then, bit by a wasp when plugging in power. Then it all smoothed out... Driving on the wrong side of the road in a Motorhome is one thing but to do it on such a variety of road conditions is really fun. We have had some of the best and worst roads I have ... read more
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Africa » Namibia October 20th 2018

The last couple of days we have been heading to Etosha NP. We are traveling along the Zambia and Angola border. We have stayed st a couple of great camps. Two of which have been on rivers. The Zambiize and Okavango. Did a boat ride and saw lots of hippos and elephants. Raining today which is a relief from the heat. ... read more
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Africa » Namibia October 19th 2018

Today we headed out of Botswana into Namibia. The border crossing went well but took a bit of time as there was forms to fill out. Mark and I left early this morning so we were the first across but it went smoothly. The sight we are on tonight is on the Zambezi River and across is Zambia. The mosquitos have been the worse so far and also small black flies that bite. Definitely need insect repellant on. ... read more
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Africa » Namibia » Sossusvlei August 20th 2018

C’est finalement lorsqu’on s’apprête à quitter Walvis Bay qu’il arrête de venter et que la température monte un peu. Après un déjeuner au bord du lagon, on reprend la route vers le désert du Namib. Alors qu’on pensait avoir les pires routes dernières nous, celle-ci est particulièrement atroce. JS est complètement brûlé et a le cou fini après 90 minutes de conduite et Richard doit prendre la relève (je suis exempté de la conduite parce que je n’ai pas de permis de conduire international…Et je dois naviguer …Et je dois documenter…Et je ne veux pas conduire à gauche). Au moins, les paysages sont spectaculaires avec des montagnes de plusieurs couleurs et un col dans le roc noir. C’est assurément la route la plus excitante du voyage. Nous faisons un bref arrêt au très adéquatement nommé hameau ... read more
Madame fait son yoga dans les montagnes Naukluft
Formations rocheuses dans les montagnes Naukluft
Montagnes napolitaines

Africa » Namibia » Walvis Bay August 17th 2018

Notre dernier safari matinal à Erindi n’a pas été un grand succès. On avait encore comme guide l’équivalent sud-africain de notre cousin Miguel. On a fait la gaffe de lui dire qu’on n’était pas très intéressé à voir des lions ce matin, et il a alors cherché d’autres animaux qui ne se sont jamais pointés. Avec une demi-heure à faire, il a eu pitié et nous a donc emmenés voir des chiens sauvages en semi-captivité. L’un des animaux les plus laids de la savane. Nous sommes ensuite retournés au lodge pour un délicieux déjeuner et une dernière observation des hippos et des crocodiles dans le petit lac. On reprend ensuite la route vers Henties Bay, une petite station balnéaire perdue dans le brouillard au bord de l’Atlantique. En deux heures et 150km, la température passe de ... read more
Chien sauvage à Erindi
Chiens sauvages à Erindi
Petit safari matinal tranquil

Africa » Namibia » Caprivi August 14th 2018

Slow morning, we decided to miss the birdwatching boat trip this morning. Thought we might be the only ones, but soon found out that there were at least 4 or 5 others couples who had a slow start as well. Nice to wake up easy and do breakfast at our own pace, even if I was distracted by the hippo outside the ship walking to the shore. Lots of exposure at long last, but guess where the camera was..... Did some washing as well, so no more swapping jocks from front to back and inside out......... Plan today is to visit a local community village. Off in the boats again, and find out that our boat driver comes form this village. He is very proud to be taking us there. On the way we pass a ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Caprivi August 13th 2018

We move on from an interesting time in Johannesburg to our next destination, the Chobe river. This is an interesting sort of the trip as we leave South Africa, passport control, enter Botswana, passport controlmfor all of our 15 minutes in Botswana then on a safari boat down the river and into the Namibian waters to do, passsport control. This time, much more interesting, boat nudges into the river bank, we have to climb off into soft sand then up to the passport office. We have a few people less mobile than others, so I help a few, then our badge lady (91 year old Marion) climbs down. The boat person is panicing a bit. I hold her hand and she is down. Easy Peasy. Others get steps but Marion shows them all up. Queue at ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Etosha National Park August 13th 2018

Aimez-vous les zèbres! Question réthorique je sais. Tout le monde aime les zèbres! Donc rendez-vous au Parc National Etosha pour des zèbres mur à mur. Au premier, on se dit « wow, un zèbre! ». Au cinq-centième, c’est plutôt « C’est quoi l’animal là-bas? Ah, c’est juste encore un zèbre…». Donc nous avons quitté Rundu et la zone de malaria. Il nous reste juste 7 pilules à prendre. Après un départ matinal et une longue route, nous avons atteint la porte Lindequist à l’est du Parc National Etosha, le plus réputé de Namibie et l’un des tops en Afrique. Il fait 22 000 km carrés et est situé dans une zone plutôt aride donc la végétation n’est pas très dense, ce qui facilite l’observation des animaux. Il y aussi très peu d’eau dans le parc, et ... read more
Cousin du gnou
Éléphant à Etosha
Appui-tête à zèbre




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