Day 13 – 24/10/18 – Etosha National park
Early morning in Etosha.
Termite mounds.
Lizard at the petrol station.
Warthogs.
The pool at the camp in Windhoek.
With some strange rules.
Joe’s Beerhouse.
Month: November 2018
Africa Day 13 – 24/10/18 – Etosha National park
Day 12 – 23/10/18 – Etosha National park
It rained heavily for 4 hours that night, so the animals didn’t need to hang out at the waterholes the next day.
Gecko in the toilets.
The park fence, 50 meters from our tents.
Tawny eagle
Road through Etosha National Park.
Honey Badger
Cape Fox, with cubs.
The Etosha salt flats.
In the distance, an ostrich.
Black rhino – finally spotted on the way to the camp.
Tower at Okaukuejo Camp.
View from the top.
Gecko
Mouse eating Daniela’s birthday cake.
Rhino, at the waterhole at night.
Africa Day 12 – 23/10/18 – Etosha National park
Day 11 – 22/10/18 – Drive to Etosha National park
The other half of the group in their car.
Guinea fowl.
Springbok
Ostrich.
Zebras
First elephant.
Hyena
With a kill and jackals loitering for food.
Zebras and springboks.
Lions resting by the waterhole.
It’s the only source of water, so the other animals have to risk it.
Where’s she going?
Err ok.
Kori Bustard
Mongoose
Ground squirrels
Herd of zebras.
Zebra crossing.
Wildebeest
Kudu
Lions watching the elephant.
The waterholes were the best place to spot the animals.
Dung beetle.
Secretary bird
Spotted eagle owl
Oceans 6.
Africa Day 11 – 22/10/18 – Drive to Etosha National park
Africa Day 10 – 21/10/18 – Spitzkoppe
Local village
Next village.
Termite mound
Campsite just outside Etosha National park
Bathroom taps.
Kudu at the Camp.
Africa Day 10 – 21/10/18 – Spitzkoppe
Day 9 – 20/10/18 – Swakopmund and Seals
With the parrots at Swakopmund.
Hand painted signs by the road side.
Spitzkoppe – The Matterhorn of Namibia.
Rock paintings ranging from 250 to 4000 years old. They show the animals that are in the area.
Scorpion hole.
Camp at Brandberg
Inside our tent.
Africa Day 9 – 20/10/18 – Swakopmund and Seals
Day 8 – 19/10/18 – Tropic of Capricorn and Swakopmund
Waterfront at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Flamingos
The salt works.
Egret.
Jackal.
Cape Fur Seals
Ready to kayak with the seals.
Oil rigs and associated craft stored just offshore.
Other tourists arrive to look at the seals.
Jackals resting under a pontoon.
Pelican
Road from Walvis bay to Swakopmund
Swakopmund jetty.
Guineafowl
Swakopmund from the mole.
Africa Day 8 – 19/10/18 – Tropic of Capricorn and Swakopmund
Day 7 – 18/10/18 – Namib Naukluft National Park
Sunrise at the camp.
Our driver, guide and cook.
Flamingos
Our room in Swakopmund
The room was in a “shipping container”.
Overlooking a football field.
Opposite the triangle houses from The Prisoner remake.
Africa Day 7 – 18/10/18 – Namib Naukluft National Park
Day 6 – 17/10/18 – Across the desert to Sesriem.
Campsite at sunrise.
Morning mist bringing moisture to the desert.
Hot air balloons in the desert.
The end of the road.
Deadvlei – A former river that was blocked by the dunes and dried up leaving dried trees.
Climbing dune 45.
At the top.
Oryx at the campsite.
Springbok at the campsite.
The lizard joined us for lunch again. It was 37.5C.
Injured bird having a drink.
Sesriem Canyon. Originally a place that water could be found.
Slightly damp at the source.
Sunset.
Baboon family.
Africa Day 6 – 17/10/18 – Across the desert to Sesriem.
Day 5 – 16/10/18 – Fish River Canyon
Springbok
Old vehicles outside the roadhouse.
The Fish river, further up from its canyon.
Roadside cafe.
More desert.
On the truck.
Lizard
Social weaver bird nests.
The nest is protected by paper wasps.
Pool at the campsite.
A lizard joined us for lunch.
Sunset.
Africa Day 5 – 16/10/18 – Fish River Canyon
Day 4 – 15/10/18 – Road to Gariep River
The campsite.
View across the river to Namibia.
After crossing the border, more desert.
It’s very flat.
The campsite at the Canyon Roadhouse.
Oryx wandering around the roadhouse.
Inside the roadhouse restaurant.
Fish river Canyon – the second largest canyon in the world.
The birds hung around for food.
Sunset over the canyon.
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