I Left my Appendix in Windhoek and I didn't even get a Lousy T-Shirt August 23rd 2006 At the outset of this blog I have to say how proud I am of Katherine and her recovery from surgery. Despite a bit of snivelling before and after the operation (from both of us), she was out of the hospital in under 48 hours proudly displaying a dozen or so stitches in three holes in her belly. We stayed in Windhoek for the next day and treated ourselves to a night at the “Roof of Africa” - t ... read more
Africa » 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... ... read more
Well, we are in the final days of our UK visas and are about to embark on a three month trip through Southern Africa, returning to UK for a wedding, and then home to NZ via SE Asia for our own wedding.
It'll be fantastic to be back in NZ after almost four years abroad, but first we are both looking forward to loading up our backpacks once more, getting behind the wheel of a 4x4 and dodging any charging elephants in our path!... full info