Country 75 - 18 Days in Namibia


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Africa » Namibia
January 18th 2015
Published: March 21st 2015
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Click to watch my film if you would prefer to watch than read I wasn’t expecting much when I crossed the border into Namibia my impressions of the place were built around the Namib Desert, the only thing I knew about the country so I imagined it being desolate and dry. We (me and my mate Rich) entered from Botswana at the end of 2014 during a 3 month tour of Southern Africa. After dri... Read Full Entry



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The Skeleton CoastThe Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast

BEWARE - the desert elephant
The Skeleton CoastThe Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast

Beers with the locals in Sesfontein and this woman invited us to sleep at her house...
The Skeleton CoastThe Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast

...I camped outside her house with Rich in the car
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The Skeleton Coast

The supermarket
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The Skeleton Coast

We arrived in the area with Herero and Himba tribes...
The Skeleton CoastThe Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast

...we picked up a Himba hitch-hiker
The Epupa FallsThe Epupa Falls
The Epupa Falls

On the border with Angola the other side of the river
The Epupa FallsThe Epupa Falls
The Epupa Falls

Only a 37m drop but tons of water
The Epupa FallsThe Epupa Falls
The Epupa Falls

We did some filming here
The Epupa FallsThe Epupa Falls
The Epupa Falls

The river flowing down to the Atlantic
The Epupa FallsThe Epupa Falls
The Epupa Falls

One of the cool Baobab trees
A Himba VillageA Himba Village
A Himba Village

About an hour south of Epupa falls
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A Himba Village

Cooking a kind of maize paste...
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A Himba Village

...et voila
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A Himba Village

Covering their jewelry in perfume



22nd March 2015
A Himba Village

Precious
Thank you for sharing one of your best cornflake sharing stories. You are living life to the fullest and squeezing every opportunity out of it that you can. It sounds like you had impressions of Namibia which have come true but you also found some things that surprised you a bit. Happy travels. Eager to read more.
23rd March 2015
A Himba Village

Thank You
Thanks, I was very happy with my visit to Namibia and with how I have improved in telling my story, I really appreciate your comments especially coming from a fellow traveller. Have fun out there. Mick

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