…Elephants. That’s what Addo National Park is all about. Its made up of over 180,000 hectares across five different biomes: Forest, Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Nama Karoo and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt (including some huge dunes). The high scrub / Thicket … Continue reading
The Kalahari Desert wasn’t exactly what I was expecting – parts of it were green! We found out later that the colours were due to 3 days of heavy rain that had fallen about a week earlier. It added little … Continue reading
Namatomi Camp is in the Far East of Etosha Park. An old German Fort, converted into a few lodges, a restaurant (where we had an excellent treat – a 4-course buffet for $12 each) and a campsite for about 30 … Continue reading
Etosha central salt pan is desolate in the extreme, but when you look closely you still find tracks either heading out onto it or back from it. I guess if you live on the fringes of it, at least nothing … Continue reading
Etosha at last. 23,000km2 of desert National Park (about the size of Scotland). The salt pan itself is 4,700km2. Everywhere in Namibia is remote – this place even more so than most. The country is the size of the UK … Continue reading
We’ve been having problems with the electrics in the car so decided to head straight up the B1 to Windhoek (Capital of Namibia) to see if we can get someone to help. Losing the fridge etc would be a pain … Continue reading
After Fish River Canyon…. ….we stayed at the Canon Roadhouse. In the middle of nowhere, on the dusty sand & gravel trail west towards Keetmanshoop (pronounced Keet-man’s-verp) we found a campsite / motel stuffed with vintage cars in both the … Continue reading
Wow, The Cape was lovely but I’d never have thought Namibia could out-do it. We travelled to Vioolsdrift, then crossed into Namibia at Noerdower (spelling varies) 200km of dusty, gravel roads without another car in site. Our car filled with … Continue reading