Tsumeb Today we were on tar sealed roads all day. Our first stop was at Tsumeb. A sizeable town. Nicely set out and maintained. Lonely Planet had given the museum a good write up, so we thought we would pay it a visit. The lady in charge was very helpful…
Not a lot of sleep last night as there was a Lion, on the campsite, in a pen!! I’m sure it was crying all night to go back to it’s mates. There is something rather sad about these “Safari” Camps. I’m perhaps repeating myself, but they all want to compete…
Rock Engravings This morning we planned to visit the rock engravings, close to Kamanjab. Oppi-Koppi Lodge controlled access to the engravings. I had to complete a form, pay $60 for each of us and get an entry key (this needed a further $100 deposit, to ensure we returned it). I…
The day started for us at around 5am. Our next door neighbours, a bus tour group, Nomad Overland Tours, were setting up for breakfast for their patrons. It was tough as I had been awake for an hour or more during the night when wifi is a little more effective.…
Wild camping. The night was uneventful in terms of hearing or being disturbed by any wildlife. As we were surrounded by elephant poo and other animal droppings, I was afraid Poki might be rocked by an elephant during the night, or we may hear roaring lions. I did wake several…
We rose this morning to a glorious setting. On a hill, in a valley with mountains all around. With no carnex to fold up and put away, we were on the road by 9.15am. Not knowing how far we would get for the day, we headed first to Sesfontien, about…
This morning we were late leaving and last to leave the campsite, as usual. However, we were not late waking. At 5am Dennis was on the computer uploading photos to his blog. Last night too many people were using Wifi, so the pictures wouldn’t load. Dennis maintained 5am was a…
Another wonderful camp site. Our own ablution block complete with BBQ area….and a lush grassy pad to pitch the caranex on. At N$400(NZ$38) not cheap, but with it’s own security and excellent wifi, well worth the $. I had a brilliant sleep. You’ll need to know that..:) It was a…
We had hoped for a good night’s sleep. When we retired it was still and peaceful. However, during the night the wind came up. We must have been parked at an angle which allowed the wind to blow down the side of Poki and caused the ropes securing the Caranex…
Our night in the luxury B&B allowed us to update the blog also have a big bag of washing done and nicely folded. Getting in at around 3pm yesterday, and being a nice sunny day, I managed to do some work on Poki in the secure car park. Not long…