http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Namibia en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:34:05 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:34:05 +0000 I have shown numerous people the decaying remains of a broken signpost with the words Wilderness Camp enscribed upon them. A few I have driven a little way along the road it used to mark but no one to my knowledge has been to the end of that road for years. Once I'd explored every other corner of the farm however I became determined to see the mysterious campsite for myself.Almost a year a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Otjiwarongo/blog-463931.html We are to visit Walvis Bay today but I am not sure that will be ultimately achieved. I was just awakened by Jennifer with sad news that has got me a bit depressed. Matt will know right off what I'm talking about Urban Meyer is leaving college football and the Gators. I completely understand why he is doing it but I think that he and the people we have on the team these last few years are a g http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Walvis-Bay/blog-460481.html Looks about the same except the sun sets on it from this side. We didn't really do any of the things we had planned to do today. We attempted to do them including driving out to the Quad Bike stop just north of Walvis Bay but Jennifer thought it was too touristy and there were definitely a ton of people and I was never all that hot on it so we took off. All of the tours are guided which is p http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Swakopmund/blog-460480.html A LOT has happened in the last three days so one day flows into the next and into the next. We are already the 26th here in Swakopmund so a belated Merry Christmas to everyone we miss you but we have to admit that being the in the hot sweltering desert climbing massive red sand dunes and driving across moonscaped gravel roads makes you forget a little bit that it is Christmas A quick recap http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Sossusvlei/blog-460479.html The internet is very slow right now probably a countrywide issue in Zimbabwe. We leave the hotel at 11AM on one of the combi vans to yet again cross the border and get to the international bus terminal in Livingstone. It will be a while before we post again. Probably not until we reach Sesriem in Namibia. When we arrive in Windhoek tomorrow morning most likely late I have to walk over to th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Windhoek/blog-460476.html south africa bought a brandnew 1984 toyota land cruiser in johannesburgbotswana 20h drive through endless planes.. stay awake and watch out for the urban five cats dogs cows donkeys sheepfinally back in namibia eventually we made it. what a jorney.. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Windhoek/blog-458598.html These pictures are from a 3 day tour of the Namib Desert midNovember 2007. This was the last trip I took before leaving Africa after studying at Stellenbosch University for a Semester.99 of the photo credit belongs to Heidi Pettersson. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Sossusvlei/blog-452865.html After a good nightrsquos sleep wersquore back on the road headed to Namibia. We had 8 hours of driving with a few pit stops along the way Springbok being one of them and then pushed on to the Orange River. We stayed at a campsite called Felix Unite which again was quite an impressive place. This time we had full bar and hot showers. The next morning we took a 3 hour canoe trip down the http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-452630.html 2nd October 14th OctoberHilux Allterrain 4 x 4 checkFull tank of petrol checkRoad map of Namibia checkTents sleeping bags pots pans and all camping accoutrements check2 cool travel mates to share the laughs and costs checkEvangelical Born Again Christian guide.hellip.hang on a secondhelliphellip.After a fruitless couple of days in Botswana trying to organize a car hire that w http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Swakopmund/blog-452192.html Auriezvous imagin que notre trajectoire entre l'Afrique de l'ouest Dakar et l'Afrique australe allait tre plus longue que notre traverse de l'Atlantique On a vite tendance oublier l'tendue du continent africain Aprs une nuit d'escale Johannesburg en Afrique du Sud nous arrivons le 14 octobre Windhoek la capitale de la Namibie un peu mal en point... Alors que JF se remet tranq http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-451701.html Namibia is an amazing country plain and simple. From the wildlife in Etosha National Park in the North to the incredible natural wonders of the land in the south this country has it all. Entering Nimibia in the north we headed first to Estosha National Park. We spent two nights there. Etosha means Great White Place because about 25 of the park is a massive mineral pan that was formerly a lak http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-451696.html Day 37 Swakopmund 4909Woke up with added excitement this morning as Pascal Danielle Cat and Duncan were getting into Swakopmund this morning. Wondered over to the Swakop Lodge where they were staying at 10 and was greeted in reception by a Duncan sized hug. We all chatted told our stories and what we had been up to since we departed company. We all went into the Far Out Booking Office http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Swakopmund/blog-448474.html Day 34 Windhoek Namibia 1909Arrived in Windhoek in the early afternoon making my way outside the terminal to the airport shuttle bus. Like most other buses I've tried to use since I've been here in Africa it wasnrsquot leaving until it was full. The airport shuttle cost 150NB against the taxi which would cost 280NB a local lady came out of the airport building she started rooting ar http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Swakopmund/blog-448194.html Our next border crossing was into Namibia.....actually we have already made a fleeting visit into Namibia as a shortcut to the Okavango Delta but only stopped to get our passports stamped.Memories from Namibia include 3 wonderful days in Etosha National Park camping at Spitzkoppe and toasting marshmallows in a cave visiting a school quad biking on dunes in Swakop seals climbing into the boa http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-447174.html Few more photo's from the park and surrounds in Namibia. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-446850.html Time for a photo update as life has been keeping us busy. Attached are some awsome photo's from a trip we did to Namibia and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier park which covers Namibia South Africa and Botswana. Being in the Khalahari KTP is dry technically its arid savannah with a lot of seasonal grasses. You'd expect a desert to be hot but as we were towards the end of winter July time the nights http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-446844.html Itrsquos a very cold night and wersquore sleeping in our car. I'm beginning to realise exactly how small this Citigolf actually is as leg cramp sets in. Blanketless its all about wearing as many clothes as you can put on and snuggling up. We both look a bit like manatees. I feel like I missed something in the paperwork nobody warned me that Africa could get cold like this. At least we http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-446464.html We only spent a few nights in Namibia on our way to Botswana but one of the campsites was the most interesting campsite of the whole trip. It had loads of different toilets and showers all in reed enclosures and all with different themes. There was a throne toilet Poo With A View and a bath that looked out over the river and yes any boats sailing by could look up at you peeing a toilet http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/blog-446321.html South AfricagtBotswanagtNamibiaWednesday Sept 30 High 28 low 16 Nata to Kasane Botswana 320 kmsLast night was our first night in Botswana. Botswana has a population of 1.6 million people. It peacefully gained independence from Britain in 1966. Shortly thereafter diamonds were discovered making it the fastest growing economy in the world every year for the next 20 years. After break http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Etosha-National-Park/blog-442914.html Hi everyoneSo I think last time I left you I was in Rundu Namibia. Well the amazing times have been getting better and better since thenWe left Rundu....early in the morning once again and drove to Etosha national park. The park has 3 campsites in it one on each side and one in the middle so the plan was to stay at all three and drive through the park in BOB Bright Orange Bus our very old a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Swakopmund/blog-442353.html