A long hike up

Leavenworth in Namibia.

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August 12th 2009
We have spent the last 3 days in a small town that is just like Leavenworth, or a small German town. The town is located on the coast of the Atlantic and it takes only 10 minutes to walk from one side to the next. The ocean waves are huge here. I would never go into the water it is so cold, the weather reminds me of Ocean Shores not at summer time. Since I have been here we saw the movie H ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund

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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