Safari Court Windhoek

... sharp contrast with modern architectural styles, while Herero women in their traditional Victorian dresses mingle with executives dressed in the latest fashions. Located centrally, Windhoek is the starting point of an adventures holiday for many visitors to the country and an ideal base from where to explore the rest of the country. The city's restaurants offer a variety of meals ...

... I was just so dumbfounded by the fact that it was my second day as a Namibian and I was able to have a one-on-one conversation with the founder of SWAPO and liberator of the entire country --- just amazing. I don't think I understood how important this man was until after he left though.
After his lecture, Charlotte and I decided to go to the grocery by ourselves ...

... Namibia and South Africa. The road we wanted to take was partly closed for cars, since the Fish River had flushed away a bridge and had eaten away lots of road. We were told that some cars made it through the day before, so even though the ROAD CLOSED sign was still there we decided to go for it. It was a beautiful route, with gorgeous mountains and green valleys. The bridge over the Fish River was good enough to pass, so we were really glad we took the decision to ...

... planned to have a really easy day so began with a lazy breakfast before a walk to the Swakopmund Museum. It was a really good traditional style museum with lots of exhibits about life throughout the years in Namibia. Also there was a sponsored display about the Uranium mines in Damaraland. We spent a good few hours here before using the internet cafe, having lunch and heading back to the hotel to watch a movie. In the evening we went for a blow ...

... day. I don't usually eat food in gas stations in America, but I was hungry and it was the only real, hot food that was available in Windhoek at that time of night. So I got a disgusting sausage and some "chips" (American fries) that were saturated in grease and rolled in a brown paper bag. I was sure that this meal would make me regret eating it one way or another. We headed back to our hostel to set up for the night and play some cards and have a few beers. Six of us shared ...

... the Namib Desert, which is the only true desert in southern Africa as its annual rainfall is less than 250mm. The Sossusvlei region is home to some of the world's highest sand-dunes and we walked to the top of the famous "Dune 45" and also Deadvlei. We camped for the two nights in canvas tents and cooked our evening meals on a camp-fire. A fantastic hot shower had been improvised using a cut-out propane bottle with a fire at the base which served as a pressurised water heater ...

Today, we lost some of our travelling companions as their trip ended. It was quite strange feeling a sense of loss over people you have only known for 10 days. They have been an intense 10 days though. Lots of laughs, some drama, and a lot of beer, and cucumber sandwiches. Now, a smaller group is headed deeper into the bush, to Botswana, and the Okavango Delta. Tchuss unsere Deutche Freunden.

... for the entire journey through the desert. I was sitting beside the window, and at some points I could not rest my arm on the window ledge because the glass was so hot. I have to say, this is probably the hottest I have been in my entire life. I was sitting in hell on wheels. I must have done something wrong to deserve this. Not that it was all bad. I have to say that the scenery was spectacular. The landscape went from ...

... lift arrived. I'd said I'd wanted to be at the airport for 5.30pm and the driver announced he had to pick up 2 passengers and my bad. We eventually got to the airport at 6pm and I was a bit worried it was cutting things fine but I need not have worried - the plane was delayed by an hour along with all of the other flights that Air Namibia had scheduled - they're fantastic (not). The flight was uneventful apart from finding myself fascinated by ...

... suprisingly clean, and well laid out. I walk around, looking at the shops and streets, but it being close to Christmas a lot of folks have gone home. So I head to mine. I stayed at a comfortable, friendly hostel called The Cardboard Box. http://www.ahj.addr.com/facilities.html It served good, cheap food all day, eliminating the daily chore of finding a grocery. And better yet, to cope with the hot African afternoons, this gem of a place had a swimming pool and ...