http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Namibia/Spitzkoppe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Namibia , Spitzkoppe en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:26:15 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:26:15 UTC Spitzkoppe in NamibiaSpitzkoppe in Namibia is one of my favourite places in the world.Unfortunately due to time constraints we could stay for only 1 night so we could not completely relax. Nevertheless it is as far from civilization as you want to be with no running water no electricity no bathrooms but with plenty fresh air.We camped at campsites 1 and 2. The place is managed by the local co http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Namibia/Spitzkoppe/blog-310488.html Happy July 4th to everyone I definitely was thinking about all of you this week and missing the shore fireworks barbq's and other patriotic things that we do back there. It was funny when I was writing the date on the blackboard at school and I wrote 4th of July and asked if anyone knew why this date was important to me noone knew and I was actually surprised by that since they know e http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Namibia/Spitzkoppe/blog-177998.html After exiting Cheetah Park.. we drove out of the heavily wooded landscape and gradually enters the gravel plains of Namibia.. today's drive was really beautiful.. you just watch in awe as you see the landscape change so drastically in front of your eyes.. and so many changes in half a day's drive.. The first upland area you take note of is Brandeberg.. or the Fiery Mountains.. known for the fiery http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Namibia/Spitzkoppe/blog-170184.html Swakopmund to SpitzkoppenbspAfrica raquonbspNamibia raquonbspSpitzkoppe By jenronOctober 9th 2006 A delayed departure as the truck had still not been repaired in time so we headed out into Swakopmund to do some extra shopping. We left at 1130am stopping at the incredibly foul swelling seal colony. The beach is littered with dead seals and their skeletons with the occasional scavenging http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Namibia/Spitzkoppe/blog-167447.html Spitzkoppe dessert campnbspAfrica raquonbspNamibia raquonbspSpitzkoppe By TamsinApril 6th 2007Tamsin SebbaFri 6thDrove to Spitzkoppe and stayed near some hills that jutted out of the sand. I climbed up one of them not quite to the top it was harder than it looked either large steep slopes of big boulders and fining a way down which didnrsquot involve falling down a crevice was more http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Namibia/Spitzkoppe/blog-149547.html After the relative luxury of 3 nights in a hostel we were back to earth with a bang camping with no facilities including water. Our first stop was the Cape Cross Seal Colony. Thousands of seals a lot of them babies and some of them being seagulljackaleaten carcasses. The smell was just unbelievable. According to a plaque Cape Cross was discovered by a Portugese who erected a cross where he l http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Namibia/Spitzkoppe/blog-121796.html