Birds' Eye view

Sossusvlei by Gyrocopter

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July 11th 2008
During April 2002 a group of us travelled by motorbike, car and with 2 Gyros from South Africa via Windhoek and Swakopmund to Sossusvlei Namibia. See also my posts on "Desert Run" I had the opportunity to fly with Eugene in his Gyro from Sesriem over Sossusvlei. "Vlei" is an Afrikaans word that means Marsh, but Sossusvlei is not a marsh, but rather a series of dead-end lakes for the infrequent ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Sossusvlei

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more