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Sunrise over Boskop Dam  
   

Sunrise over Boskop Dam

Who would believe this to be a desert country! It is though, and despite the view here, remains critically short of water.
Bugs, Bogs, and Bottles of Beer.

January 4th 2009
After a brief sojourn in the UK, I returned to a Namibia far different than the one I’d left scant weeks before. The mild winter sun was gone and temperatures had risen into the mid thirties. Stepping from the shade to the sun now resembled a close approach to a blast furnace or blazing bonfire. It is no wonder nearby Zambia refers to October as “Suicide Month”! There isn’t really an e ... read more
Africa » Namibia » Otjiwarongo

Namibian Flag 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
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