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Day 11: Desert Camp - Swakopmund

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August 22nd 2012
Today we had a short drive to Swakopmund vis the Walvis Bay airport. Unfortunately en route to Cape Town, Erica's bag was lost on one of the flights. Hettie had arranged for us to pick it up at the Walvis Bay airport. Once Erica had her bag back, it was the happiest I remember seeing anyone, it was really quite funny. Anyway, it was a really nice drive. To the left of the truck was Walvis B ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund

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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