Blogs from Windhoek, Namibia, Africa - page 19

Well as Lush has pointed out we did our own little Safari tour of Namibia in three nights and four days in a little two door car with four people and all of our crap. It was loaded down and a little cramped but it was well worth it....and the car ended up doing the trick... It was not so much Charlie's driving that scared me as his lack of fear in the game park. Right in the park and there is Charlie getting out of the vehicle to go take a closer look a the giraffes. Then, not even 1 minute later there is a male lion on the road and we're driving right along side it, going past it, and then driving up from behind it to get another look. Luckily it was Charlie ... read more

I'm aware that I'm about 6 weeks behind on my diary so the next couple of entries will be brief, considering I didn't do that much in the first place no ones missing much... So I had actually driven down the road and was now in a different country. Coming from an island this is weird. What do they do for borders? Put fences up every where? The first thing I noticed was how cold it was. The second thing I noticed was how much it was raining. We arrived in Windoek at 6 am. My initial plan was to go to get some sleep on a nice flat bed as the coach, while comfortable for a coach didn't make for a nice relaxing slumber. I took the free transport to the Cardboard Box and waited ... read more