Kalahari Sands Windhoek

... t allowed to use anything electrical on that day or do any kind of work and just rest. We arrived at the the camp site and were surprised on the cost and decided to camp right out side in the desert. It wasn't too bad and I was happy that everyone was impressed with the quality of my tent. Looks like I got lucky. Tomorrow off to see the dunes will give you an update as soon as I can. Miss everyone and am looking forward to seeing everyone back home in a few weeks. Ciao, Mike

... and then this one caught my eye "Chakalaka". What on earth is chakalaka soup? I have no idea. But what a brilliant name. How can you not buy a soup with that name. So I did and got some curried vegetable soup. So last night I had the chakalaka soup and it was indeed delish. I like my "if you have no idea what it is, try it" rule.
Ok, this was longer than I thought, so I'll write a deeper entry later and talk about why we travel, and tell you about some of the people I've already met.

... doing HIV/AIDS research. She's so intelligent and informed, but also a lot of fun. She's beautiful and has a sense of fashion I really admire.



DAY 3:
On Day 3, we had CGE Team Building in the morning at Penduka. Penduka is a textile shop that employs disabled women from The Informal Settlements. There, they are able to sew, make pottery, handbags, etc ...

... camp, via The Namibian Police to report robbery! Late start, donations to poor community school, Sunset at Spitzkoppe, sickness rtn to Swakopmund We had a little wait for the office to open to get our stuff from the safe and when we did the worst day had just begun! Mike had checked his wallet just retrieved from his digital electronic safe in the office to find it had been made lighter by the tune of US$710. This of course started a huge ...

... about growing up in Namibia and the local people and culture and he introduced me to a few more of his friends. Dennis must have liked me because he paid for a few more beers for me and soon our pre departure stop turned into a small party with the nine of us SAS kids and five or six locals. It was a good introduction and everyone was great to us. One of the locals who had been hanging around tried to steal money out of Christine's bag while she wasn't looking so Dennis had ...

The "InterCape" bus left Livingstone, Zambia in the baking midday heat and one of the first announcements made once I was aboard was an apology for the fact that the air-conditioning was not working; fortunately, I had chosen to sit on the lower deck and was sat near the side door which was kept open. We all had to get on and off the bus several times in order to clear immigration and Customs when traversing from Zambia to Namibia. There had been a foot & mouth disease outbreak in ...

Oltiin (taas) baarissa, vipissa, (tottakai) ja kutsu kavi. Pippalot tiedossa, joten kytkin oli jo irti samalla sekunnilla. Saavuimme mestoille ja ihmiset sivistyneet siemailivat viinia ja keskustelivat hiljakseen, hienostuneesti. Meinasi kaapa palaa, mutta kyllahan se siita, parin juomapelin jalkeen irtosi. tsekkaa kuvat ja kadehdi.

... other travelers tend to be rather repetitive in nature. First off, you talk about who you are and where you are from. Then you talk about where you have been and exchange funny stories. Then you talk about where you are going. End of conversation. Find someone else and start over again. One of the more interesting characters I met last night was with a guy from Scotland who came to South Africa a year ago to work and surf ...

... place in the Namib Desert but the mountains around providing amazing views. Staying at Palmwag Lodge campsite, an amazing setting. We had the best pitch of the site which was huge. We had our own toilet and shower which were open at the back overlooking the most incredible landscape. We could look out over hills and bush whilst having a shower/going to the loo! The hot springs at Gross Barman (like an old fashioned swimming baths out of the ...