As we bad farewell to Etosha, most of which I’d missed due to sickness,and were en route to our next stop, Waterberg, I got a consolation prize. We’d just past a small group of Oryx that had been crossing the…

3:30 AM: my chunder machine was at it for a third time sans digital assistance. There wasn’t much left by now, so hopefully that’s an end to it. It’s quite amazing how ones body knows when it should get rid…

At breakfast in Toshari Lodge there was an egg chef preparing omelettes, scrambled egg, fried egg, etc, all on a flat griddle. Vegetarians should try to ignore the fact that he was also frying bacon on the same griddle. On…

This is the last day before heading into Etosha National Park and it was time for some culture on the way, visiting the last traditional tribe in Namibia. Our route today took us to Toshari Lodge, not far outside the…

We left Swakopmund bound for Khorixas. This area is called the Skeleton Coast because of the very many ships that have been wrecked here as a combined result of the frequent fog and ocean currents. So, we dutifully made our…

In daylight this time, we said goodbye to Zebra River Lodge heading for Swakopmund. Zebra River Lodge is a lovely place to stay but its access roads add an hour on to the day’s travel time when arriving and when…

I knew Sesriem Canyon was entirely forgettable and when I wrote that previous post I entirely forgot it. 😀 As we said goodbye to the high sand dunes and left the Namib-Naukluft National Park, before returning to Zebra River Lodge…

Today is the main reason we are in Namibia; this was to be Francine’s highlight of the trip. The mountainous, startlingly orange sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park have been on her bucket list for some time.…

Having arrived in the capital of Namibia, Windhoek, yesterday, and been met by our tour leader, Louis, we were now rested and ready to begin the tour proper. Inevitably being in a new country, today was likely to be a…