Winding Down - Swakopmund To Upington


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May 22nd 2009
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We arrived into Swakopmund early in the day and settled on a backpackers that was close to town, where we could camp. It was a strange place ... the owners were not very welcoming or friendly. When we rang the bell to be let into the yard, the owner opened the gate and said "what do you want?". Gee, I dunno, we are two foreigners with a pile of backpacks at our feet and you are running a lodge ... Read Full Entry



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Salt miningSalt mining
Salt mining

Not the greatest picture but you get the idea.
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The Desert Lodge

Mia and Steffie the resident dogs at the lodge.
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Swakopmund

The famous Hohenzollern building.
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Swapkopmund

From the tower.
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Night out in Swakopmund

Left to right : Daina, Robin, Jurg, Moritz, Katerina, Perry, Angie, Peter and Laini.



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26th May 2009

good to see even from home you can add to the blog I loved the seals and dolphins Welcome home sorry I could not make it to the party but had to work. We need to get together soon!
28th May 2009

and the saga continues
I'm glad to see another entry. Those seals are darn cute! And Pete looks like a natural in that kayak ;-)
21st June 2009

What the explorers you are!!!
I just stumbled upon your travel blog today....and almost felt some of the experiences through yer description and pics...they are great...I could almost hear Pete laughing....been a long time since I have seen or heard from you. Hope you have many more amazing experiences like that.

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