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Riding Through Herds of Elephants.
/0 Comments/in Africa, Botswana, Travelogue /by allanBotswana, like Namibia, is both blessed and cursed with dry, desolate and inhospitable deserts to the south, a massive swamp to the northwest and lush green forests and fertile greenbelts to the northeast. But getting to many of these areas can be challenging. As such, Botswana could be one of the most expensive tourist destinations […]
Exploring the Okavango Delta
/0 Comments/in Africa, Botswana, Travelogue /by allanSolving Botswana’s Donkey Problem.
/0 Comments/in Africa, Botswana, Travelogue /by allanAfter a few nights at Ngepi Camp I would have to bid goodbye to Namibia and cross my fourth African border into Botswana, the least densely populated country in Africa. And while human population density may be minimal, I discovered that meant more room for donkeys. I’ve never seen more donkeys anywhere — including Mexico. […]
Ngepi Camp: Caprivi Namibia
/0 Comments/in Africa, Namibia, Travelogue /by allanThe Ngepi Camp sits at the beginning of the Panhandle of the Kavango River which flowing from Angola dumps into the vast swamp known as the Okavango Delta – a vast wildlife reserve of wetlands and bush, and the largest Most of the delta sits in Botswana but here at Ngepi camp we spent a […]
Grootfontein to Ngepi Camp
/0 Comments/in Africa, Namibia, Travelogue /by allanMy journey through Africa to date has had a certain rhythm to it. Largely dictated by the holidays and the usual encumbrances that come along with landing on a new continent, I’ve found that I’ve had more days in Windhoek than originally planned and added to the week I spent in Swakopmund and the more […]
Back To Base Camp and Doc. Windhoek Again.
/1 Comment/in Africa, Namibia, Travelogue /by allanWe managed an early start and planned to ride through to Windhoek hoping to be at the car rental place prior to 5pm to avoid paying for another day. Back on the paved part of C41 for 60km and then south on C35 we drove about 70km of typical but good Namibian gravel. Passing though […]
Quest For Water In Kaokoland. Back In Time With The Himba
/1 Comment/in Africa, Namibia, Travelogue /by allanThe small settlement of Opuwo sits just south of the Angola border in Namibia’s Kaokoland. Due to its harsh terrain including bush, desert and mountains, this part of Namibia is more rural and seems somewhat trapped in a time warp, largely due to the presence of the semi-nomadic Himba people. In what might seem movie […]