Driving towards the Caprivi really feels like a whole different country to what we have previously experienced in Namibia. It’s a lot more lush and the villages next to the road are more akin to the western idea of Africa. We are spending the last few nights at different sites on the Namibian side of … More Farewell Namibia
Etosha is our first game park experience of the trip so far and we were not disappointed. The breeding season is well underway as the variety of baby animals we have seen has basically mirrored the game. Both camps that we stayed at had lit waterholes where we spent a good deal of our evenings … More Babies, babies and more babies
Yes I know I am behind on the updates, it’s in part due to lack of Internet but also due to a broken motherboard on my computer so this is now being typed on my iPhone. We were always going to head for Swakop as this is home for my cousin Moira and we were … More Rain in the desert!
Before leaving the UK we had talked about the things we really want to do – ballooning over the desert was certainly on both our lists! With an extremely early start we headed into the Namib desert for this treat. The ride was so peaceful as you are moving with the wind it doesn’t … More Ballooning over the worlds oldest and driest desert
This is the claim of our guide book and I have to say it was stunning driving north with the Namib desert on the left and the Tiras mountains on the right, 2 hugely contrasting worlds. What was also stunning was the wind – holy moses – it felt as if we were in a … More One of the most scenic roads in the world
My childhood memories of Luderitz are of gale force winds and a camping site on a rocky outcrop overlooking the sea. On arrival to this tumbleweed town, on a sleepy Saturday afternoon I can remember my parents taking one look at the campsite after almost losing the car door when they jumped out to inspect, … More Paid in diamonds!
From the Richtersveld we travelled to the Fish River Canyon, the second largest canyon to that large American one people often talk about. This is where we learnt another of our valuable African lessons. When the road sign says 45km or even 10kms to your destination that doesn’t mean it’s accurate! A bit like road … More Fish River Canyon
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