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Days 27 and 28 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We traveled from mile high to the ocean sky through the desert (sigh!). The last 120 kilometers to the coast city of Swakupmund was really baron, and full of termite mounds and sand dunes. Driving into the city was a little shocking, on the outskirts was a village…
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Days 25 and 26 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Leaving the game parks behind for a while, we feel like we’re moving away from a protected cocoon and going back into a bit of a wilderness. I know this sounds backward, but you don’t see poverty and homelessness in the game parks; the Africans there either…
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Etosha: Overview (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Etosha National Park is located in the Northwestern part of Namibia and is one of the largest national parks in all of Africa. Though it used to encompass 99,426 km² when it was first proclaimed in 1907, the area has since been reduced through a series of government proclamations…
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Days 23 & 24 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Okuakuejo, our final stop in Etosha, was an impressive complex WITH PAVED ROADS 😁 It was clean, well-organized, and certainly catered to tourists. The camp is built on the site of an old German fort built in 1901. We’ve not been good at taking selfies this trip…
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Days 20 & 21 (and Bonus Day 22) Dan’s comments are italicized And so we continued west, driving inside the park, to the next camp: Halali. We saw many of the usual suspects on our way across… … until we stopped at the last viewing point before the camp, that is. Here we saw LIONS!…
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Days 18 and 19 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Most safari visitors quest for a look at the Big 5 game animals in Africa. Not us. We are looking for all the animal road signs. But this is not to take away from our more serious travel goals such as experiencing the culture, the geography, and…
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Days 16 and 17 (Dan’s comments are italicized) And so, we bade farewell to our beautiful river lodge and Divindu. We promised the hostesses, Eugene and Dawn, that we’d be back one day and it’s a promise we fully intend to keep. But, for now, it’s onward and forward! Nunda River Resort, you will be…
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Days 14 and 15 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) When we left our travelers last, they were attempting to fall asleep in a bed that was too small and too hard. Well, fear not our fellow readers, our couple actually got one of the better night’s rest of this trip. Oh, hold on a minute, you…
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Days 12 and 13 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Part 1: A Pilgrimage I lived/traveled in Africa in 1986-88 and, upon leaving, would often find myself telling people I’d left a piece of my heart on this amazing continent. Today, I left another piece of my heart here. Because of her heritage, Rachael was eager to…
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Days 10 and 11 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We found the animals! Chobe National Park sits on the southern bank of the Chobe river in the northern most corner of Botswana. Unfortunately, the biggest drought in 40 years has currently greatly shrunk the river. Mind you, there is still enough water to support a huge…
2 responses to “BLOG”
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So, I don’t think I even saw all of thes posts as I was in the middle of being uprooted at the time! Hope this comment gos through for you as I’m really looking forwrd to this year’s adventures!
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I love seeing your travels and am so jealous! Call when you get back home. Love you both, Gwen
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