Quiver Tree Forest – Namibia

Quiver Tree Forest – Namibia

I am busy working through the pictures taken during our December 2018 Namibia trip to select pictures for our trip report which will be coming soon. In the process I came across the sunset pictures taken in the Quiver Tree Forest plus minus 14 kilometers north-east of...
NAMIBIA – DECEMBER 2018 (Part 2 of 2)

NAMIBIA – DECEMBER 2018 (Part 2 of 2)

This is the second and last part of our Namibia 2018 trip report.  We left off in part one where we arrived on day 12 at Mile 4 Caravan Park in Swakopmund Namibia.  It is now day 13 and we are still in Swakopmund. Day 13 – Thursday, 27 December 2018 – Mile...
NAMIBIA – DECEMBER 2018 (Part 1 of 2)

NAMIBIA – DECEMBER 2018 (Part 1 of 2)

Introduction Unable to take enough time off during the year, December/January is normally the period that we can plan for longer trips.  This year our plan was to visit the central parts of Namibia.  Out route would include places such as Windhoek, Brandberg,...
Namibia December 2018/January 2019 trip

Namibia December 2018/January 2019 trip

Namibia trip – Dec 2018/Jan 2019We are back home from our 20-day Namibian holiday. This was the first trip with the new Toyota Land Cruiser fitted with a Bushlapa Bosluis 2.  More about this later.  We left home on 15 December 2018 and returned on 3 January...
Anthrax kills 109 hippos in Bwabwata

Anthrax kills 109 hippos in Bwabwata

We recently read the following article in the Namibian news: News – National | 2017-10-09  Page no: 1. (by Lugeretzia Kooper) About 109 hippos have been killed in a suspected anthrax outbreak in western Bwabwata National Park in a week. Parks deputy director of...
Namibia and the Richtersveld – December 2017

Namibia and the Richtersveld – December 2017

Our December 2017 trip has been finalised. We will be visiting the Fish River Canyon, Lüderitz and Kolmanskop in Namibia.  From there our route will take us via Vioolsdrift to the Richtersveld.  Leaving the Richtersveld will take us through the Richtersveld World...
Africa’s Border Posts (4)

Africa’s Border Posts (4)

This is the fourth posting in our series about crossing borders in Africa.  The information and tips shared are based on own experience and we hope that sharing it with you might make your next border crossing a more pleasant experience.  ...