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My first glance at Namibia  
   

My first glance at Namibia

I woke up at 5:30am while everyone was still asleep on the bus and peeked out the curtains at my first sight of a new country. This is what I saw.
Getting closer to Africa

September 19th 2006
We left Cape Town yesterday and have just arrived in Windhoek, Namibia today after a 19 hour bus ride. Oh, pardon me, did I say 19 hours? I meant to say 27. Yes, after the breakdown on the side of the road ("Supa Quick" car repairs was not so supa quick) and the bus company not finishing the necessary paperwork to get us through immigration at 12:30 in the morning, the 19 hour bus ride turned i ... read more
Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

Namibian Flag 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
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