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Creatures of Habit
Blog: Africa Attraction - 22 September 2009
Day two and the three of us had already carved out some semblance of a personal and collective routine.
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Back to Life (Back to Reality)
Blog: Africa Attraction - 22 September 2009
The first day driving ended with a sinister, reality check. We set up camp (Sea Gull’s Cry, off the south end of Swakopmund beach), dined on zucchini and chicken in cracked-pepper cheese sauce (a la Giles), and polished off a bottle of red (courtesy of our Dutch lady friend – who accepted our invitation to dinner, but not the offer of sharing a tent with one of us). We then whiled away the evening by the fire, talking to two fellow overlanders – an Aussie photographer, Nick, and an ex-Peace Corps volunteer, Maureen.
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Miles and Money
Blog: Africa Attraction - 22 September 2009
A long-wheel based Land Rover with all the trimmings, weighs just over two tonnes and is 4,599mm (not including the winch) long. For the inexperienced (us), it’s more like driving a tank than a car. Our first day started out rather shakily (me nearly reversing over Giles – hilarious, yes, but would have been a pain since we wouldn’t have been able to split the driving three ways), but as time and distance passed, with each of us taking our turn behind the wheel, we became more comfortable with the vehicle’s handling, weight, and engine. Confidence grew.
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On the Road
Blog: Africa Attraction - 22 September 2009
Waking hours largely comprise of driving, camping, sleeping and drinking (always in that order, I hasten to add), with little time for much else.
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Trip Advice for South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, and Botswana
Blog: GoBackpacking - 17 September 2009
We saw elephants, rhinos, hippos, leopards, cheetahs, and the rest. The lions eluded usBuy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Etosha National Park. Namibia.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 5 September 2009
Etosha National Park is billed as one of Southern Africa's finest and most important Game Reserves. Having stayed at many of South Africas National Parks, where we enjoy self catering and sitting out at night listening to the night sounds. I was really exited about visiting Etosha.
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Namibia, Damaraland, Mowani Mountain Camp.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 3 September 2009
Damaraland ?? I had never heard of it! Damaraland is part of North-western Namibia, inland from the Skeleton Coast. The area has wildlife and many natural features. In 1985 I had watched a South African TV series called ‘The Mantis Project’, http://ccms.ukzn.ac.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=336&Itemid=44 and soon I saw the landscape that had starred in this TV series....The Spitzkoppe.
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Namibia, Swakopmund, Senic Air Flight over Sossusvlei.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 1 September 2009
In Swakopmund we had really got to grips with the sand based activities on offer! We driven trough the desert, climbed up the dunes and moon walked down them, rode over them on quad bikes, now it was time to fly over them and see what the desert meeting the ocean looked like from above.
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Namibia, Swakopmund, Cape Cross Seals & Quadbiking in the dunes.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 30 August 2009
We headed North from Swakopmund on a Salt Road, A road in better condition than many of Britain's main roads. Our intention today was to explore the Skeleton Coast.The Skeleton Coast in the norther part of the Atlantic Ocean coast of Namibia. The coast is named due to the treacherous nature of this coastline, many shipwrecks can be seen, they have run aground on rocks in the thick fogs the area is known for. We were not going all the way up to the Skeleton Coast Park, but just to Cape Cross to see the Cape Fur seals.
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Namibia, Swakopmund, The Welwitschia Plains.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 29 August 2009
As we drove out of Swakopmund and towards the Namib Desert, we drove passed an old Steam Train named ‘ Martin Luther’. 5 minutes past this point the Fog cleared and we were in the bright sunshine again
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Namibia, Swakopmund, a German town on the Atlantic Ocean!
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 27 August 2009
Driving through the large expanse of the Namib Desert, we headed back to the Atlantic Coast, first we arrived at Walvis Bay. This town was a great disappointment. Having heard about it for years on the South African weather forecast, I was very disappointed. It was architecturally uninspiring, looking like some odd town, dumped in the middle of know where, for no reason! Of course there are plenty of reasons for its survival. It thrives mainly because the Pelican Point sand spit makes it the only feasible port between Lüderitz and Luanda.
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Namib-Naukluft Park.Sossusvlei, Sesriem, Dune 45,The Hidden Vlei. Namibia, June 2008.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 23 August 2009
At Kulala Desert lodge you can sleep on your private roof terrace and look up at the stars. Stargazing in the Namib Desert was spectacular. The sky's are so clear, it is easy to see the Milky Way. The nights in June were very cold, I needed the hot water bottle I found in my bed!Waking up in the morning to the view towards Sossusvlei was unforgettable, the dawn was just breaking as we got into the Land Rover and drove with our guide to a private gate on the Tsauchab River. This gate was the entrance to the world-famous Sossusvlei dunes.
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Swakopmund to Namib-Naukluft Park and Kulala Desert lodge.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 22 August 2009
The Desert Express moved very slowly from Windhoek towards Swakopmund, I think it pulled into a siding for the night as I slept well for most of the night, waking as the train started to move at around 05.30. The view outside of the carriage window was rather startling, thick fog. Fog is a common phenomenon in Swakopmund. This town is situated where the Namib Desert meets the Atlantic Ocean. Unlike the destinations in the Namibian interior, Swakopmund usually has quite cool weather. The town has a temperate climate where the average temperature is between 15˚C and 25˚C year round.
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Namibia, The Desert Express.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 21 August 2009
We arrived at the picturesque Windhoek Train Station at 09.00 to check in on the ‘Desert Express’.The train station is built in old Cape Dutch style and there are many old trains on display outside as the building forms part of the Trans-Namib Transport Museum. The German influence was evident with the Gothic script on the information board at the station.
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Namibia Holiday. June 2008.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 21 August 2009
This trip to Namibia took place in 2008. I have decided to record it on my blog, as since posting the Botswana information I have received many enquiries about both Botswana and Namibia, so I hope it is of help to you all? It was my birthday present from my husband. As this holiday was a present, I do not know the prices of the accommodation, so my views are based on what the places were like not value for money. When planning this holiday, my husband had intended for us to visit both Botswana and Namibia, this is often sold by the travel operators as a package.
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Last Day in Namibia. South Africa Awaits our Final Stretch
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 4 May 2008
Yesterday we travelled 178km from Fish River Canyon. The world's 2nd Largest Canyon after the Grand Canyon. 130 of those kilometres were off road on sand, corrugation, gravel and some tough climbs. When we finally hit the tarmac, we turned directly into a brutal headwind. Yipes, we were on the road for 9 hours yesterday.
