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 San People Living MuseumThe San People Living Museum
The San People Living Museum

The rain dance they showed us seemed to work
Cape Cross Seal ColonyCape Cross Seal Colony
Cape Cross Seal Colony

There were more than 100,000...
Cape Cross Seal ColonyCape Cross Seal Colony
Cape Cross Seal Colony

...on a 500m wide section of beach
Cape Cross Seal ColonyCape Cross Seal Colony
Cape Cross Seal Colony

One got into the walkway and was an aggressive little git
Cape Cross Seal ColonyCape Cross Seal Colony
Cape Cross Seal Colony

A cross left by a Portuguese explorer in the 15th century
The Skeleton CoastThe Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast

One of the many shipwrecks
SwakopmundSwakopmund
Swakopmund

A touristy town on the coast
SwakopmundSwakopmund
Swakopmund

German architecture
SwakopmundSwakopmund
Swakopmund

A tribute to some German soldiers who fought the tribes
SwakopmundSwakopmund
Swakopmund

A pelican we saw on our boat trip
Our Boat TripOur Boat Trip
Our Boat Trip

A sleeping Seal
Our Boat TripOur Boat Trip
Our Boat Trip

A seal that came on the boat
Our Boat TripOur Boat Trip
Our Boat Trip

An undercover German military vessel from WW2
Our Boat TripOur Boat Trip
Our Boat Trip

A floating oil rig
Our Boat TripOur Boat Trip
Our Boat Trip

Another Seal Colony
Another Seal ColonyAnother Seal Colony
Another Seal Colony

Loads were swimming



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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