Hilltop House
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Arrive in Windhoek
After a long flight with Air Namibia, we eventually touched down at Windhoek's Chief Hosea Kutako International Airport. From there we were met by our friendly driver John who drove us to The Hilltop House a 1960s alpine family house with stunning views over Klein Windhoek. It was still cold when we arrived reminding us of the range of temperatures …
From Lush Winelands to Scorching Deserts
... it took less than an hour to wander around to the sights that I had on my list. I resisted the urge to visit the hotel casino and instead sat in the bar drinking beer from an unlabelled tap.
After an uncomfortable sleep due to the non-functioning air con, I waited in the lobby at 8am as I was told this was the time the tour guide would pick me up to start the 9 Day Deserts and Canyon tour run by Sense of Africa. At 8:50 am and no tour guide, I started to get a bit ...
Finally there!
... slowly worried about tomorrow night when we will have to sleep in the tents...
Again we are all in bed by 20:15....sooo tired! We are looking forward to a good night's sleep...until we get woken at 4:43 by the car's alarm!!!! Oh my, what now? Michael opens the windows and yells to whom ever is out there..he is sure to have seen shadows running on the patio!!! We have no emergency number for the resort's security..we try the police number ...
Net als Brad en Angelina...
... hadden wat souvenirs te koop en dat konden Suzanne en Kora natuurlijk niet weerstaan, we zijn nu allebei in het bezit van een mooie zelfgemaakte Damaravrouwenpop!
Toen op helemaal naar het noorden naar de grens met Angola! Zo afgelegen dat we er met de auto niet konden komen, dus we zijn met een klein, er turbulentiegevoelig:), vliegtuigje gegaan naar Serra Cafema. Dit ligt precies aan de grens met Angola, die door ...
Windhoek "Vacation"
... I am supposed to do and in the end no amount of PT will put the disc back in place or make my vertebrae be separated by a normal distance again. Steroid injections into the affected area to try and shrink the disk (I had this done once before) – he advises against it as there are no studies to show it actually helps and there are risks associated (like piercing the spinal cord itself and REALLY being paralyzed). Pain control – he ...