We are now in Namibia, and it just goes to show that if you keep somewhere on your ‘list’ long enough you will eventually get to it. Sharon has had Namibia on her ‘to do’ list since she last lived in South Africa 15 years ago!

The drive across the Trans Kalahari highway from Botswana to Namibia was uneventful, but successful as we arrived safely having avoided the ostrich, goats and warthogs. And we managed to cope in the heat, but only just! We were very glad to reach the town of Gobabis, and Ernie’s B&B with ice cold drinks.

We tried our best to make conversation with the locals at the bar, but whether it was something we said, how we said it, or maybe even how we smelled, they were clearly not interested and continued speaking in Afrikaans. At one stage during the 20/20 cricket game between SA and NZ we thought they might throw us out! We decided it was best to watch the end of the game in our room.

We have spent the last 3 days camping just outside of the capital city (and maybe only city in Namibia) of Windhoek and today have come into town to get some more information on the rest of the country. It is a little like getting blood out of a stone, but we think we have enough now to continue on our trip.

We plan to head north from here to Etosha National Park, then work our way down the west coast and central areas to the south of the country before going back into SA . We are guessing about a 5-6 week trip.

A lot of the time we will be camping in national parks so access to internet will probably be limited. We will aim to update the blog as often as we can and check our emails. Our SA phone does not work in Namibia.
Until the next time…