Sossusvlei 112
We are on our way to Sossusvlei. Alexandra is waiting with Tara in front of the gate because the dog is not allowed inside. So I have to go alone, but do not stay long because it’s all become very…
We are on our way to Sossusvlei. Alexandra is waiting with Tara in front of the gate because the dog is not allowed inside. So I have to go alone, but do not stay long because it’s all become very…
We leave Swakop, as it is called short, and soon find ourselves back in the desert, the Namib Naukluft National Park. The scenery is magnificent and we take our time. It is getting late and we check in at Rostock…
We leave Spitzkoppe and go on nice tar road through desert-like landscape to Swakopmund. We do not stay long and only do a little sightseeing. The pier was built in 1911 in the German tradition. On the jetty, as it…
The next morning we cross the river bed and drive on, leaving Twyvelfontein. Stopping on the lonely road to catch a view of the Brandberg, a mountain range. We are on the road to Spitzkoppe, a rock formation that we…
After we left Petrified Forest Khorixas, we drive a little further to Twyfelfontein. A World Heritage Site by Unesco. With a guide, we entered the site. The rock arena is ideally situated slightly increased between protecting hillsides and panoramic views…
We go on the “pad” to the petrified forest near Khorixas, which means something like street. We left Kamanjab most likely for ever. The scenery is wonderful and we come to Khorixas, where we camp and accidentally meet a couple…
After New Year, we move on and go through the Caprivi passing Grootfonein to Kamanjab, where we check in at Vital and Marianne the owners of Oppi – Koppi Restcamp. The site is idyllic and the owners are nice people.…
After a few kilometers we turn off in Divundu to Mahangu Lodge and see the first time the Okavango. It calmly flows, until the Okavango Delta it is still about 200 kilometers where it stops in the Kalahari sand. We…
Immediately after the border into Namibia we are in Caprivi stripe,a marvelous landscape and in Katima Mulilo, we set up our tent at the Zambezi. Everything is organized so properly, we believe we have left Africa. Our journey continues west…
Back at Moorings campsite we suppose that Tara has again tick fever but we are not sure. The next morning it was much more dramatic as she could not morve her hind legs so we drove another 100 km back…