flying over Namibia

Final countdown to RMS ST Helena

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May 19th 2008
Monday morning and sitting in the foyer of the Protea hotel in Walvis Bay on west Africa coast in Namibia. The sun is out and there is a faint sea mist in the air - along with a stench of brine - not too pleasant if truth be told. The trip over was eventful in a small 11 seated ‘putt…putt…putt’ Air Namibia plane that had my stomach knotted. Not being a great one for fairground rides, and h ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Walvis Bay

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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... ... read more