Blogs from Namibia, Africa - page 101

We have spent the last 3 days exploring Etosha National Park and it was awesome, one of the best places that I have been! We saw loads of animals and I took loads of photos. Some would say too many! One of the great things about is Etosha is that it is all self drive so you just get to the gate, pay your fees and then you are free to drive off in search of wildlife. It was so cool. No soon as we were through the door we saw a heard of springbok and then some zebras. Loads of photos got taken then, as we did not realise that we would get a lot closer to them later on. Both Springboks and zebras seem to be everywhere and are quite happy to stand right ... read more

We have left Windhoek and headed north to Waterberg Plateau. It was mainly tarred road all the way and as we predicted there was not much traffic about. We had a short drive on gravel roads and as a result the car now has an ominous sounding rattle! The camp is really nice and we are staying in a very swish little bungalow. As there are lots of paths around the park we have spent our time walking. We took a trip up to the top of the plateau although we nearly did not make it as we got scared by a group of baboons on the way up! They suddenly appeared out of nowhere and were howling. They were much bigger than we thought and we were not sure how vicious they were. It would ... read more

sonhe que estaba en angola... han sido unos meses muy intensos desde camerun y como de costumbre me cuesta contar todo lo que quisiera de una forma coherente y ordenada. camerun y gabon fueron un paseo en comparacion con los conguitos y angola...celebre mi cumpleanios en el monte camerun para intentar convencerme de que aun tengo 19 anios y que gredos esta a tiro de regional express pero la realidad es que estoy hecho un ancianito y que sude la gota gorda para hacer cima. Ni bota de vino ni champan pero merecio la pena. La verdadera celebracion tuvo lugar en un lugar del Congo de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme. El suelo del almacen del bar fue mi cama durante tres dias, no por la resaca sino por la malaria acuciante que corria por ... read more

Hello again. I forgot to post new alpha group photos on yesterday's blog entry so I attach them now. Until next time, please keep your messages coming. Everyone was so pleased to receive them at changeover. All the best Kate Public Relations Officer Raleigh Namibia... read more

Fortunately, I didn't have exactly concrete plans this time around, contrary to last year's military-precision schedule for which I was mercilessly teased in some quarters, and in contravention of a recently-heard edict from a Very Serious Traveller: "Always travel with a Purpose". Rather I had "aspirations" as I outlined in my last blog, but some of them were, shall I say, mandatorily rearranged by the weather. Yes, I may be 6,000 miles away from the UK, but I'm still at the mercy of the weather and therefore obliged to talk about it. But first, an update of what's (hopefully) going to happen next: yes, I have a Plan... well, just a little one, the output of this last week's serious agonising. No, I don't expect any of you to sympathise for a second. The subject ... read more