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The posts on here are our own real life experiences, nothing more, nothing less. They’re our memory bank to look back on when we’re old and weary! We would love it if some of them inspire you to make memories of your own.
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Diamonds are forever…
Yeah so they say! Once we got Chico back on the road we drove out of Upington and just as sun was setting we found a beautiful country lodge in a...
Choking in the Kalahari
It wasn't us choking in the Kalahari, but Chico the car, more on that later...We managed to leave Namibia without having to pay the fine from way...
Namibia in a nutshell
Five week road trip in Namibia We have spent just about 5 weeks exactly in Namibia. It has not been the easiest country to travel around in a little...
Windswept on the way out
Now in southern Namibia and at last we hit a tarred road at Aus, it felt strange, but good! After averaging 60km per hour for the last 4 weeks,...
Sunrise in Sossusvlei
Sunrise in Sossusvlei Before we could watch the sunrise in Sossusvlei we had a bit of driving to get there. Although the majority of roads we have...
On a dark desert highway…
On a dark desert highway... Well to be a bit more exact it wasn't actually dark and it wasn't so much a highway, but it was the C14 desert highway...
Dragged on the Dunes
Dragged on the Dunes Well here is a surprise, I have been allowed to write again. It can't have been too bad the first time. So having driven vast...
Soaring in Swakopmund
Soaring in Swakopmund!!! We have been in Swakopmund, Namibia for about 5 days now and really enjoying it. It is a little beach resort type town with...
Following the dusty road
Following the dusty road in Damaraland If we thought that we were dirty and dusty after our week in Etosha, then we had another thought coming, we...
Wanted in Namibia
It's not quite as drastic as 'dead or alive', but perhaps wanted in Namibia all the same. And it just applies to Sharon.Since driving in Namibia we...
Living the wild life in Namibia
Living the wild life in Namibia We have just driven out of Etosha National Park in north Namibia having spent the last week living the wild life...
First Change of Plan in Namibia
Well here is a first, I have actually been allowed to write a Blog post! No doubt my wife will complain about it's content, spelling and grammar....
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