We are finally back in Africa after a long winter season in cold Norway! Finances are looking good again and it is time to explore the rest of Southern Africa. After the overnight flight with barely any sleep we picked up our good old Land Cruiser at Ondekaremba Farm and headed into town. The front leaf […]
Namibia
The Caprivi Strip and Western Botswana (August 2015)
After Etosha National Park we wanted to explore Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, a narrow strip of territory extending 450km to the east and giving the country access to the Zambezi. The first nights were spent at two different locations along the Okavango River and we enjoyed the much greener surroundings in contrast to the rest […]
Wildlife of Namibia (July-August 2015)
On the road south of Epupa Falls we met an unfortunate fellow traveler. Dutch Richard had been stuck at the side of the road for three days already after one of the wheels of his van had sheered off. We gave him some food for breakfast and our sympathy until the local mechanic from […]
Back in Namibia! (July 2015)
After a long winter season of working in Norway we were back in Africa for 2 months. Having already agreed to commit to another season we wanted to enjoy the peace and nature of Namibia and get some changes and upgrades done to the Land Cruiser. So we spent about two weeks in the capital […]
Lüderitz, Fish River Canyon and departure from Africa (July 2014)
A beautiful gravel piste a bit inland with stunning vistas led us to another small desert town – Lüderitz. Like in Swakopmund a lot of the buildings from the colonial time are still intact and being maintained. Best example is the grand Goerke Haus on a hill overlooking the town next to the church […]
Swakopmund, Windhoek and Sossusvlei (June-July 2014)
Along the coast and through the desert landscape we drove to Swakopmund, a town which resembles a North Sea resort in Germany and where German influence and language can be found everywhere. Just before arriving a huge sandstorm hit us and reduced visibility to about 5m. But this also lead to many sunny days […]
Rock art, mountains and thousands of seals (June 2014)
We spent 10 days at the awesome Oppi Koppi Restcamp where owner Vital welcomes overlanders to camp for free. We had huge amounts of fun in the bar with all the locals, enjoyed the delicious food including tasty game meat and relaxed after making it all the way through West and Central Africa. From […]
Etosha National Park and a break-in (June 2014)
Namibia – supermarkets, campsites, ATMs, good roads and few people. Feels almost a bit too much like holiday. A couple of hours into the country and someone has already broken into the car on the parking lot of a supermarket. He went through everything and decided to take a camera backpack with him. We would […]