tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87034292587120132702024-03-04T21:49:38.903-08:00Johan on safariAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323829726023732207noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703429258712013270.post-20484144109596920392014-05-31T02:35:00.001-07:002014-05-31T02:39:54.665-07:00Camping in Kaokoland and Damaraland<br />
Just s short impression from a recent camping trip in Damaraland and Kaokoland. It was still rainy season, which provided us with some very dramatic scenery and intense colours.<br />
Our next tour starts on Tuesday, so make sure you check back soon for more Namibian adventures!<br />
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Enjoy!!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WaKyh6uunjM" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323829726023732207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703429258712013270.post-77357237127430997802014-03-28T08:54:00.001-07:002014-03-28T08:54:54.127-07:00The Mullet men - Bronzie fishing in Feb. 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #073763;">The past fishing season was with a few ups and downs...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Dave, Brian and Stu came again in February for their annual trip and it was great! They arrived here on 2 Feb. and departed </span><span style="color: #073763;">on 16 Feb. Water conditions was again (same as last year) not very good, but this year we found a few spots where there was no weed! This meant we could fish for about 9 days of their 13 day trip for Bronzies from the first cast!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">The results was as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Stu had 27 bronzies, his best fish were 363lbs, 264lbs and 242lbs. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"> Bry had 29 Bronzies + 1 foulhooked, best fish were 308lbs, 253lbs and 220lbs. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"> Dave had 25 Bronzies + 1 foulhooked, best fish were 286lbs, 275lbs, 264lbs and 242lbs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">14 bronzies over 200lbs and another 7 of 198lbs</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Total of 83 Bronzies weighing 11959lbs and averaging 144lbs in weight.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Dave wrote a piece about their trip on WorldSeaFishing.com. You can follow the link below to find out what they thought of the trip:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><a href="http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/rest-world/2266721-namibia-bronzies-trip.html" target="_blank">World Sea Fishing</a> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then I have finally managed to edit the footage of their trip and post it on YouTube. Unfortunately this is only of the Bronzies, but it is still a great video, even if I have to say so myself!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just follow this link:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtR-YmzpRI4" target="_blank">The Mullet men</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: arial;">Here are also some of the photo's I did not use in the video.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: arial;">The 2 brothers, Brian and Dave with 2 nice size fish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Nice sunset...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Brian caught this Spearnose skate at Mile 72 on a mackerel head.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">We also caught a few tagged Bronzies.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Brian dragging a Bronzie back to the water after a quick photo. We take a lot of care not to leave them too long out of the water as it is very important to conserve these beautiful fish for future generations.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">By measuring them, one can get a fairly good estimate of their weights, + - the condition, of course! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Stu's fish in the first wave...beautiful sight!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">We drag bigger fish back to the water by the gills, as pulling them back by the tail might injure their backbone.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Brian's turn to get his fish to the beach. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">I also don't gaff anymore. It is much safer for fish if they are pulled out by the leader line. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">It looks easy to cast these big reels and baits, but, believe me, you have no idea until you have tried it yourself!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: arial;">Here is a link to that one:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://irelandfishingdiaries.com/2014/03/25/namibia-with-johan-burger/" target="_blank">Ireland Fishing Diaries</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Hopefully I can also finish Darren's blog in the coming days! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Tight lines...until next time!</span><br />
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It has been some time since I have written something... My apologies for this! Unfortunately Joyce's external hard drive crashed soon after this group left and I was therefore unable to write this blog as there was no photo's to work with!!</div>
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Fortunately we were in The Netherlands in December and received several USB sticks containing all the photo's and video's of the last trips...In the meantime, Joyce also gave the 'deceased' external hard drive in to see what could be salvaged and got a new hard drive with more than 36 000 photo's...all in one folder!! It took a while before we realized that it also included previously deleted photo's, that was hiding in the 'trash can'!!! We learned a good lesson in this...never save all your photo's on just one disk...make at least a back-up on another disk!<br />
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So, in between all our meetings with friends and guests, I managed to load most photo's onto the blog and also managed to compile a short film from their video clips.<br />
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The group...relaxing in the middle of nowhere!!<br />
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The trip started on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls. As it was 'low' season (not much water), the falls was rather empty, but they still enjoyed the view and also walked down to the bottom of the gorge. They stayed in safari tents at Maramba River lodge...where an elephant bull decided to come and help himself to the vegetation inside the camp!<br />
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A transfer brought them from Maramba to the Kazungula ferry, where I was waiting for them. They could not believe the amount of trucks waiting there to cross the border on the ferry... the line was literally kilometers long!<br />
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This Zebra escaped a lion. Note the scar on it's hind flank. There are also two kinds of oxpeckers... Left is a red billed oxpecker, and to the right, a yellow billed oxpecker.</div>
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The next morning we found the 'real' road...and saw loads of animals coming down to the river for a drink...</div>
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Literally thousands of them were nesting in holes in the ground. There are not many places where they do this and this must surely be the biggest colony I have seen. Normally these birds breed in steep river banks, but here they make their holes on top of this flood plain.</div>
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To say that our group was flabbergasted, is probably an understatement! They watched in awe as hundreds of birds came and left. The whole evening sky was alive with the chirps as they seeked out their nests, or flew off to meet their partner in the air. We just watched silently...</div>
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On our way back to camp, we stopped for a quick 'sundowner'...yes, of course with a few cold beers and some wine!</div>
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Next morning we left Camp Chobe and drove west to Nambwa where we pitched camp and, soon afterwards, left for a drive. </div>
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A perfect lunch spot...Horse shoe bend...a place where many elephants come to drink!</div>
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There was also time for 'monkey business'!! These olive colored chacma baboons can be a huge problem around campsites, but, as long as people do not feed them, they can be enjoyed in their natural surroundings, so please DO NOT feed animals!!</div>
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The next morning they saw their first giraffe...<br />
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...and also the first bateleur...a snake eagle that can tear its prey apart and consume it during flight!</div>
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Joyce managed to 'shoot' this lovely sable antelope in full galope!</div>
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Back in camp, this crested barbet came to have peak for any left overs...</div>
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Next morning we had a flat tyre...one has no option but to deflate the tyres as soft sand make it very difficult to drive in...this results in sidewall punctures. </div>
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More giraffes...and also plenty of other game, but the best sighting was the caracal below... </div>
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These animals are seldom seen as they are very shy. Joyce was lucky to have been able to get a good photo of it!</div>
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We broke up camp the next morning and drove further west, to Nunda, where we camped on the banks of the Kavango river. Our guests decided to do a afternoon cruise to the Poppa Falls...<br />
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This is the only 'falls' in the Kavango river, but it is not very big.</div>
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Next morning we did a short drive in Mahangu Park and saw these Roan antelope playfully checking each other out... In the mating season they will not be 'playing' any more!</div>
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Africa's largest hornbill...the ground hornbill has a huge diet. Eating anything that is edible...from berries to insects and even small animals!</div>
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After the drive we visited my brothers 'new' office where we got a short tour of the facilities. He is now in charge of inland fisheries and works at KIFI (Kamutjonga Inland Fisheries Institute), which is situated close to the entrance of Mahangu Park. Here they breed fingerling (small fish), which then gets sold to people raising them to be sold on the ever growing market for fish in Africa.</div>
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On the photo below you'll see a fig tree. This climbing fig uses a host to 'climb' up. In some cases the host might even die, but the fig will still use it's stem to support itself. The fig is not a parasite, so, mostly the 'host' will survive and has the added protection of the fig around it, protecting it from elephants that might de-bark it.</div>
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This female bush buck was the first one to stand still long enough to take a photo.</div>
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Another vehicle was driving about 100 meters in front of us, but, as the sun was getting very low, it was nearly impossible to see anything on the waters edge. We only saw the leopard because it lost its nerve and got up to make a dash for the safety of the bush...right in front of us! Henk managed to squeeze a photo of, but thought that he had missed it. Fortunately, once he was back home, he had a second look and 'found' the leopard hiding in the shadows! Look carefully...and you will see it! </div>
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We saw lots of kudu, impala, monkeys, birds, hippo's and, of course, the huge herds of buffalo that this side of the park is renowned for...together with a stunning sunset!</div>
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Next morning it was time to break up camp and drive to Roy's camp...there was already 'something' in our campsite. This grasshopper was about 15 cm long and was still growing!<br />
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Next morning we drove into Bushmen land where we visited the 'living museum of the Ju!uansi'</div>
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Guests are taken on a short walk to explain the way of live in the bush.</div>
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And also how to make a fire...without fire lighters and matches!<br />
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On the way back to camp we saw this 'factory' next to the road. These guys were cutting Camel thorn acacia to size for fire wood. Unfortunately they did not want to sell some to us...</div>
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Then it was onto Etosha... on our first drive we saw this upside down giraffe!<br />
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...and again some nice sunset pic's</div>
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The next morning started off with this Hyena...and a few other very nice sightings...</div>
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..., but, fortunately for the warthog, the distance was too great between him and her, so he left, tail in the air (and in the right direction), without the female being able to make a dash for him!</div>
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The lads looked on in disgust.</div>
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This magnificent eland bull came down to drink at Chudop, with his whole entourage of females following close behind.<br />
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I tried to film this black rhino with the gopro camera, but she refused to cross the road...better luck next time!</div>
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Yes..., Henk had his birthday at Onguma. As we were leaving early, to go on safari, we had to decorate the camp in pitch dark, while Henk was still asleep. Joyce baked him a birthday cake...(on the fire!)<br />
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This fish eagle is a bit lost... Although fish eagles are sometimes seen in Etosha, it is certainly not very common as they prefer the larger bodies of fish holding water. This one seems to have settled here permanently, as we have seen it in the area before as well.</div>
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Both started roaring...calling their females in the hope that they will answer with: "Come boys, we caught dinner!".</div>
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The next morning started off the same way as the previous evening had ended...with lions! This time at Olifant's bad. The whole pride was together and they looked hungry, as the one male even checked out the guinea fowl!</div>
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We spent quite a bit of time watching the lions and our tummies were starting to complain a bit...</div>
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This hornbill also fancied a bite from our table...</div>
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We drove back the same way as we came and found Gemsbok vlakte jampacked with all sorts of animals...</div>
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...and this temminck's courser, running around between all the hooves...</div>
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Then this rhino showed up...</div>
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...and proceeded straight to the water...</div>
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Everything had to move, but this oryx looked defiantly at this prehistoric brute...on the 'safe' side of the waterhole!</div>
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It was peaceful at Nebrowni...until this elephant bull showed up and 'took over' the waterhole. The rest had to make do with the muddied water below...</div>
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That afternoon we drove to the west of Okaukuejo...and found yet another pride of lions. Two females left shortly after we got there, to see if they could sneak up on an unsuspecting oryx... Watch the video on the bottom of this blog to see what happened!</div>
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The male just looked on...</div>
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Even this grader broke down...maintenance is very important in such a harsh environment...</div>
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We pitched camp at Khowarib lodge and campsite...on the banks of the Hoanib river.</div>
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Yes folks, Manchester is actually in Africa... Just kidding! Most Namibians are avid football fans...</div>
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We stopped at the shop to buy a 'present' for the Himba village that we were planning to visit. The 'present' consists of maize meal, bread flour, yeast, cooking oil, tea, tobacco, snuff, vaseline (petroleum jelly) and some biscuits for the kids. We try not to give too much sugar, or sweets, as they don't brush their teeth.This creates problems with cavities and there are not many dentists in the area...more like nothing at all!!!</div>
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The chicken nest... made in a tree to prevent small predators from eating their alarm clock!</div>
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"Put some of this ochre on...it is a good sunscreen, removes hair and makes you more beautiful...just be careful not to get it on your clothes, or smear it into the fabric of Johan's car!"</div>
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On the way we saw this funny shaped Mopane tree, which made for a nice group photo...and Jeske wanted to sit on top of it...</div>
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Henk, (who still plays football), saw a goal post...and saved one for his team!! Or was it a goal? The ball seem to be missing...</div>
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Beautiful landscapes soon had the cameras clicking...</div>
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...and then we found our first desert ellies...and a baby that was no more than 3 weeks old!</div>
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Yes, that is a bit of wood sticking out of her mouth. These animals have to utilize almost everything there is to eat to survive this harsh environment.</div>
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...and if it gets too warm, then they go for a nap under the huge anna trees.</div>
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It was their first real 'bush camp'..., and also the first time they had a loo with a view!! </div>
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...and also their first bush shower!!</div>
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Next morning we got up early. While Joyce was preparing breakfast, I made toast on the (still glowing) coals from the previous night's fire.</div>
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Then we headed off to see if we could find ourselves a proper black desert rhino...<br />
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...and there she was! She had not seen us, as she came walking in our direction, but on the other side of the dry riverbed we were traveling in. Something had spooked her though, as black rhino are normally not active in the day. I switched off the engine and we enjoyed watching her disappear into the distance. Now we could go 'home'...mission accomplished!</div>
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The next morning was cold and misty. Even though we were more than 80 km from the coast, the influence of the cold Benguela current could be seen even here.<br />
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We left the Hoanib and drove north to Purros..., but before we got there we had to have lunch in the Hoarusib canyon...unfortunately our plans to have lunch in the water, were cut short by a few pesky blood suckers that were hiding in the sand...<br />
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More elephants...</div>
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The city of Purros...</div>
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lovely landscapes...and a few Himba women on their way home with firewood.</div>
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Jeske enjoying the view...</div>
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Well, sometimes one have to 'share' the road...</div>
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Our last 2 nights bush camping... On the way there we passed this lonely bit of sandstone...</div>
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sidewinder...</div>
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Eishh...Tommy! Don't eat the local fauna!! Just kidding! Tommy explains how well adapted a blind skink is in this dry environment.</div>
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Palmato gecko...living deep in the sand during the warm days and only coming to the surface at night, when it is much cooler... </div>
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By lunch time the cold, wet conditions of the coast was long forgotten...fortunately I knew of a shady spot to hide from the scorching sun!</div>
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This female falcon was not very happy!<br />
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The girls were all smiling...</div>
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...maybe it was because of the crayfish on the BQ...(note the meat on the bottom grid...for the non-crayfish eaters!!)</div>
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Early rise to get to Sossusvlei in time...<br />
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Our guests...discovering the magic of Sossusvlei...</div>
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Once out of Sossusvlei, there was a unanimous decision to find the nearest source of 'Malawi Shandy'... a local brew of ginger ale, bitter lemon, lots of ice and some Angostura Bitters. This is a potent mix that makes short work of any thirst...even the one's we had!!<br />
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On our way to Windhoek, we stopped on top of Spreetshoogte pass...where Henk discovered the can crusher..this device is used to crush cans...<br />
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Below is a small compilation that I made from the video's that Henk and Annemie had made of their trip. Enjoy!<br />
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It was a fantastic trip, but don't take my word for it...<br />
To read the guest comments about their trip with us, please click <a href="http://www.bushworx.com/#!news/nws5/4BCFE2E7-5FE7-4B88-8CE1-28461B7B1A61/annemie%2C-jeske%2C-nel-en-henk---4-weeks-camping-tour" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">...and it turned out to be a fantastic experience for their clients, Jeffrey and Hennie, who was not sure before the trip if they would like 'bush' camping. They later contemplated that the camping part of the trip was by far the most exciting, as this was where they had the best experiences!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Next morning we headed west...past these 'fairy circles', a phenomenon that could not be explained for many years! The name 'Fairy circles comes from Bushmen folklore...they said that Grass Fairies left these circles open to dance in after the rains fell and the grass grew! Of course modern man could not accept these 'stories', so they toiled, discussed and scratched their heads for many, many years...which, in turn, produced many 'possibilities'... the poisonous Euphorbia bushes, termites, UFO landing spots, volcanic eruptions that strew</span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span><span style="color: #990000;">radioactive particles over vast areas... None of these stuck, as all was proven wrong. Recently, after much more 'head scratching' 2 more possibilities came 'up'! Firstly that it was a fungus that grew underground, spreading in a circle around its center and thus preventing other plants or grass to grow there... and, secondly, that it was 'vents' for underground gas chambers.... Mmm...I'm not sure who to believe, so I'll just stick to the Bushman stories...much more entertaining!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">From there we drove to De Riet to check if there was any fresh signs of elephant activity and found a fresh print that we followed for quite some time... This was not the track we were following, but we were more than happy with this young bull...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">..., but it was the the toilet and shower that stole the show! Showering 'outside' gives visitors a feeling of freedom...being able to see the stars from under one's shower gives a new meaning to this 'thousand star hotel'!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">After visiting the Himba village, we drove up the Hoarusib river, to one of the many viewpoints... Jeffrey and Hennie enjoyed the vastness of the scenic beauty at their feet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">That evening the elephants came... Fortunately we already had dinner and everyone was ready for bed. I was on my way to the shower and was glad they left me to go about my business! Nothing happened, but most of us had a 'light' sleep with branches breaking all around us as they were stuffing themselves on the trees and shrubs surrounding our camp! I was outside first as it was getting light, with Hennie and Jeffrey sitting upright on their stretchers, watching them feeding a few meters away...their tent was pitched behind the acacia on the right of the picture!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">The river runs west, towards the Skeleton coast, but we had to leave it as it is nearly impossible to get a permit for this section of the park, so we left the lush riverbed and headed south...into a dry and unforgiving area between the Hoarusib and Hoanib rivers. I have made this crossing many times, so it was not difficult to find a shady tree for our lunch! After that we drove further, on towards the Hoanib river. We entered the river at Amspoort and drove east, upriver. At Presidents waterhole, there was 13 elephants! Two breeding herds with calves and two mature bull elephants. It seems like they just finished drinking and were on their way back to feeding in the riverbed... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">We stopped to make camp a few kilometers from there, but not in the riverbed. It is very dangerous and irresponsible to camp in the riverbed as it is the 'feeding' grounds of the elephants. We made camp in a dry side branch of the river a safe distance from the main riverbed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">We were just discussing where to go for our sunset drink, when lions started to roar in the valley below us. I quickly hustled everyone into the vehicle and we left to search for them. Time was not on our side as the sun was setting fast. The sound had come from an area in the river bed where it was split up into two 'channels', with the main channel further from us and an 'island' in the middle. I first drove down the smaller channel and found their prints, but no lions... There was no time to track them, so I had to make a decision fast. I decided to go on top of the 'island' and shortly after we spotted a female and 2 tiny cubs! Unfortunately this was the only photo we got of the female. Desert lions are extremely 'shy'. They all disappeared into the thick bush on the bank. I drove a bit further to a spot where we could see the river bed as I hoped they would go down into the bed. Nothing happened. I went back to where we spotted the female and...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">...then we spotted the big boy!! Joyce got a quick photo using a flash, as it was getting dark quickly. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">The first male finally decided to disappear into the bush, but we have been hearing another male not too much further from us, so we dug out the spotlight and went 'hunting'!! I first went up the main river bed...once again..., nothing! By now it was totally dark. I decided to go onto the opposite bank and, after a few dead ends we got him! It was his glowing eyes that gave him away! Jeffrey spotted him a good distance away and he was really excited with his sighting!! Well done Jeff!! It was really amazing to see these elusive animals in their natural environment. We left them in peace and went back to camp. We still had to eat... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">The next morning we got up and went for an early drive...just incase the lions were still in the area, but I did not have much hope, as I heard them roaring further and further from us during the night. They also had split up and moved off in different directions. The female with the cubs went up river, the same direction we had to go, so we went back to camp for breakfast and I hoped we might see them on our way back to the lodge.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">(Readers who are interested can follow their antics on </span><a href="http://www.desertlion.info/">http://www.desertlion.info</a></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">One of the big males further north decided a few weeks ago to swim through the crocodile infested Kunene river, just to see what is on the other side...fortunately he swam back a few days later!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Unfortunately it was not to be.., but we did see the elephants we saw the day before, only this time they were complete, all 3 of them...just split up so it was difficult to get them in one photo!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Jeffrey and Hennie really enjoyed the 'ride' through some of the more remote areas of Namibia and for us, it was great to to assist Kunene tours with this trip. As a guide, it is impossible to know what we will see on any trip, so it is really great if everything comes together...great guests and great sightings!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> We stayed at my brothers place close to Mahangu national park, where I wrote most of the previous blog. We did manage to go fishing late one afternoon. The wind was blowing a bit and the hippo's tried their best to 'sneak' up on us, so we did not have much time to fish, but still caught 2 nice thinface largemouth tilapia and Joyce played a bit with her camera...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">It is great to be back in Windhoek...Not because I like the city life so much, but because the internet here is so good...sometimes!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Next on tour was a family from Belgium. When we received their request for a short safari through the highlights of Namibia, their flights had already been booked. This meant that we had to stick to arrival and departure dates and times and it made things a bit difficult with availability at the different camps and lodges, especially as it was in the middle of the high season. Fortunately, with a bit of luck, good knowledge and persistence, we were able to come up with a very nice trip. Some sacrifices had to be made, as Namibia is simply too big to do in 2 weeks... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">From left to right...Olivia, Lieve, Lisa and William (Jan was taking photo's!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We picked them up at the airport and drove the 40 km to Windhoek. Our first night was to be at Terra Africa Guesthouse, where</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> we promptly</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> checked in shortly afterwards. As they did not have much sleep the last 24 hours, we decided it was best to do a short city tour and then go to Joe's for an early dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The next morning everyone was well rested and, after a good breakfast, we departed to Weltevrede, close to Sossusvlei. On the way there we saw a few springbok, Bontebokke and a few interesting birds, but once again it was the stunning view of the Spreetshoogte pass that grabbed the interest! Fortunately it was a quiet day with very little wind which afforded us a clear view up to the dunes in the distance!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">At Solitaire it was time for Moose's applecrumble and then on to Weltevrede. It was to be their first night in tents and I had to show them how to set up the bow tents that we use, plus all the other stuff of course</span><span style="color: #38761d;">! Camp was setup in no time and our guests went for a quick dip in the pool, while Joyce and myself got things ready for dinner...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">In one of the acacias in our campsite, was 2 smallish nests of sociable weavers. While busy with our dinner preparations, this little male pygmy falcon came and sat very close to us on a branch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> He then flew up and went inside 'his' nest! These ferocious little raptors uses the nests of social weavers to nest in. The only plus side for the weavers is that they keep snakes away from the nest, but the weavers don't really like their presence, as they complained with loud chirping while the bird was flying around the nest.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Next morning we were up before dawn and on our way to Sossusvlei, but not before we had coffee and rusks to stop the tummies rumbling! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">It was a beautiful setting...with the white socked oryx in a stark contrast to the ochre colored dunes with its shadow lining. Sossusvlei is always special, but sometimes it treats the visitor to scenes like this!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Mmmm...., but not for me! I only had steak! Nice, juicy Eland sirloin fried to perfection on hot coals... yum!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We also had a visitor...this African wildcat is a bit of a 'regular' at Aba Huab and I'm not really sure if it had been caught and tamed by one of the locals, or if it just grew accustomed to people at the campsite. Whatever the reason, we enjoyed his presence and were lucky to get this photo. These cats are nocturnal and the only way to see them normally, is to go on a night drive with a spotlight, or to be very lucky and see one early morning or late evening.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Next morning it was first of to the Bushmen engravings at Twyfelfontein, which they enjoyed very much as they like to do hiking. Twyfelfontein, with its ochre colored sandstone, green mopane trees and yellow grass plains is certainly a nice area to hike through. Their guide on the walk, a local Damara woman, also did her best to explain the history and the different engravings to them and sometimes also in her local 'click' language!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">After that we drove west, following the course of the Aba Huab river and looking for desert elephant tracks. The last time I searched for them here, there was nothing...I could not find a single fresh track, but this time it was different. It was very quickly obvious that there was a lot of elephants in the area and it did not take long to find the first herd. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Not far from the 2 above, we found this herd resting in the shadows of an acacia. The one female was very agitated, so we left them in peace and drove further.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We found 4 more... This female with a very small calf and two young bulls. They were on their way to 'de Riet', a small settlement not far from the confluence of the Aba Huab and Huab rivers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">As the main dam was empty due to a broken pump, the elephants had to do with water from the trough. The little one jumped right in and was struggling a bit to get out again!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The camera was still working afterwards, but the casing was a bit broken, especially the glass lens. Hopefully we can find a new casing in Windhoek!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Next morning it was time to leave Damaraland and drive to Etosha via Khorixas and Outjo. The first night we stayed outside the park, but we did do an afternoon drive, unfortunately it was very hot and we did not see much, except the normal stuff...springbok, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, steenbok, ostrich... and this dead elephant bull close to Nebrowni waterhole. There was a few lions visible around it and also lots of jackal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We went back to Okaukuejo for lunch and a bit of a 'siesta' as it was very hot again. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">On the afternoon drive we spotted this big bull in the distance and was fortunate enough that it crossed the road we were driving on! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">These acacia trees were the perfect place for these white backed vultures to wait for dinner! Notice the sociable weaver nests in the trees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The next morning started good again with this hyena crossing our path. </span> </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">This black rhino managed</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> to escape, but the burn wounds could still clearly be seen on his face, neck and inside of his hind legs. Fortunately it looks like this animal will survive his wounds.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">At the next waterhole we saw this huge Kori bustard. As tall as an impala and weighing more than 19 kg, making it the heaviest flying bird in the world!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">William enjoyed this very much, the freedom to sit out in the open with the worlds largest land dwelling mammals so close, but yet so peaceful!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">After lunch (and a dive in the pool!) we started driving back towards Okaukuejo. Shortly after I spotted this secretary bird. It is great to see one of them attacking a snake as they kick it with those long legs until the snake is dead.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Then we had another herd of elephant crossing the road with this little one dragging its feet behind its mother.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Earlier that morning we drove past a zebra that had died of 'something'... There was no predators in sight, but also not any jackal, or vultures. That morning we had a quick look at it and drove on without taking a photo. When we drove past it this time, there was lots of vultures and jackal. by now it was a bag of bones as the 'cleaners' did their job! The next morning there was nothing left at all! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">That evening the waterhole was 'cooking'!! Elephants, rhino, lions, giraffe all made for a natural spectacle which many a tourist enjoyed thoroughly, including my group! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">...and at Salvadora there was a big male lion lying in the shadows of the trees in the background...with the animals in front of it oblivious to its presence. Fortunately for them it was too hot for the big cat to make a move! This was the tracks we had seen the previous day, but this time the male was alone...his females lying in ambush somewhere in the tall grass...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">On the Okerfontein detour I spotted a rather big herd of zebra that was very uneasy as none of them paid any attention to us, so I stopped and we observed them for a while. They seemed to make a semi circle around something that we could not see as it was too far away. My first thought was that it was either a cheetah, or a small leopard, as they would have ran away very fast if it had been a big leopard or lion. After about 10 minutes William saw a cheetah head above the grass. It was a great sighting, just a pity it was not a bit closer!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">On the way out of the park we saw several Damara dik dik, the smallest antelope in Namibia!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The next morning we left quite late as they wanted to stay a bit longer at Onguma bush camp. It is a very nice place with a very neat and well kept garden and swimming pool. Me and Joyce used the opportunity to do some work on the internet as they also have a very good wifi connection!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Unfortunately we had to leave sometime... We arrived at Waterberg wilderness plateau lodge long before sunset. Our guests went for a short hike in the area while me and Joyce enjoyed the vistas from the lodge!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The next morning they were up early for a guided hike to the top of the plateau, but that turned out to be a big disappointment as the 'guide' (one of the local Hereros) was not very interested to talk about anything else than his culture. There was also another big group with them and all the noise meant that they were not going to see much animals. The guests were disappointed as this was not what we had booked, but nothing could be done about it, except to go to Erindi earlier than planned.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Shortly after arriving at Erindi we did our first drive there. It was obvious that the animals were not used to vehicles as they either kept a safe distance, or ran away in a cloud of dust. We did get a couple of photos of animals, but it was not as good as I hoped it to be. We stayed at Camp Elephant (a camp site and several self catering units). The houses were very nice with everything one needs and all the houses are situated in such a way that it affords a clear view of the water hole...which was filled with Hippo's! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">This waterbuck was one of the first 'new' antelopes for my group!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Our last task was to get them safely to the international airport for their return flight home. That was also no problem and we even had time to spare for a short stop over at the craft market in Okahandja!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Our next trip will be for Kunene tours...only a short trip of a few days and I hope to post that story as well before we start our next long trip with Jeske and friends!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Once more I have to try and excuse myself...the internet is REALLY a HUGE problem and it is nearly impossible to post anything on the internet...Fortunately my problems pale in comparison to this group's problems. Not only did they miss their flight from London to Johannesburg, and, subsequently missed the first night of their trip, but their luggage was also 'lost'...'somewhere'.... We had to scramble to try and find a place to stay on the way to Sossusvlei as this was too special a place to miss out on. The plan was to stay somewhere enroute and then to do Sossusvlei in the afternoon. This is not really a good idea as strong southwesterly winds might make things difficult in the afternoon. But there was no other option, we just had to hope for the best...</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Geraldine, Joppe, Marthe and Maud...enjoying the grand vistas of the Spreetshoogte pass.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">As they missed out on the first night in Windhoek, we thought it might be a good idea to stay at this beautiful self catering apartment which is conveniently situated halfway to Sossusvlei! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Tjimba are vaguely related to Himba and are considered as 'poor' people by the Himba as they do not have any live stock, but live of the land and from what they can trade with Himba and Ovambo people. The women do not colour themselves red with ochre as Himba women do, but rather prefer colourful adornments to make themselves look 'pretty' for their men.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">At Otjitotongwe (meaning cheetah in the local language) we were immediately ushered into the farmyard where the tame cheetahs are kept. Unfortunately there was a lot of people and the cheetahs were in a playful mood. Especially 'Kwaaitjie'... He is the youngest of the lot, but likes to 'play'. When cheetahs play with humans, blood flows... Both Marthe and Maud had a big fright when Kwaaitjie wanted to play with them. It is very difficult to contain 1 cheetah, nevermind a few of them, so Maud got a scratch for her efforts and Marthe decided it was better to stay in the pack! The cheetahs did pose for us and a few very nice photo's were made.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">In the meantime I will try and convert the films that I made with the GoPro whilst working at Khowarib lodge the last few weeks and try to post them on the blog as well!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">We are back in Windhoek and I'm hoping that the internet is good enough to finish this post and also the trip after that...plus the GoPro films we have made whilst working at Khowarib lodge. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Last time I stopped with Geraldine's trip at Otjitotongwe. The next day we left early for Etosha, stopping in Outjo for some shopping and then straight into the park for an afternoon drive...and our first Etosha lions! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Three young male lions at Aus. The one standing up had something to eat that did not agree with his stomach! Fortunately he had no problem getting rid of it...</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">That evening Joppe had a great fright when he got too close to a very big elephant bull. He was so excited to see the elephant from so close, that he ran as fast as he could straight to the elephant on the other side of the fence. The more than 2 meter fence suddenly 'shrunk' as the elephant turned towards Joppe, shook his massive head and started to walk towards the fence!! Fortunately Joppe remembered my advice when facing an elephant (not to run away), and slowly backed away from the aggravated bull. When he got back to our camp, he was a bit white around the 'gills'!! He also did not say much for quite a while afterwards... </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Joppe's experience with the elephant at Okaukuejo might have turned out very differently if it had been this bull (pic below). This bull was in 'must' (short for 'getting with the wrong foot out of bed!!'). Notice the wet line between his eyes and ears and the constant 'dripping' of urine (urine on the inside of his hind legs). If the wind is right, there will also be a pungent smell... These are signs that the elephant is in must and should be avoided</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">at all cost</span><span style="color: blue;">. Bulls in must are very aggressive and would not stop at even rolling</span><span style="color: blue;"> a car if you got too close! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Yes, a leopard!! This beauty uses the roots of an acacia that was pushed over by an elephant to hide in and her perfect camouflage makes her blend in with her surroundings perfectly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The next morning we found her again, close to the same spot. She had killed a springbok that night and kept t</span><span style="color: blue;">he carcass safely hung up in a tree not too far away. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">On the way back, we saw this young kudu bull jumping the small fence, back into the safety of Onguma!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">That afternoon we drove to 'The living museum' of the Ju/Hoansi San (Bushmen). </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">It was also Geraldine's birthday, so I asked the Bushmen if they would sing her a 'birthday song'... As they don't have birthday songs, they sang a song that meant 'To have a save journey'. Geraldine was so touched by this that it brought tears to her eyes. Hope you enjoyed that very much Geraldine, plus the birthday cake Joyce organized!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">This is one of the many viewpoints overlooking the Kwando river on the way to our campsite in the Bwabwata National park. This river system borders the Okavango Delta and is a very good substitute for the world famous delta. The river has an intriguing system of slow, winding bends that spill into wetland areas...perfect for animals, birds and interesting plants and trees!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">That afternoon was our last drive of the trip. I stopped at horseshoe, a big bend in the 'old' riverbed. This section is cut off from the river in the low season, but fills up in the wet season. Many elephants come to drink here in the evenings. This time there was not so many, but they still made a huge amount of noize... Check out the short video that Joppe made.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning we broke up camp for the last time and drove to Kasane in Botswana where they would go onboard the 'Pride of Zambezi' for 2 nights. This is a luxury houseboat and is certainly one of the best ways to explore the Chobe river. Unfortunately we had to turn back as we had promised Khowarib lodge that we would help them out in the busy season. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Geraldine did send us an sms just before boarding their flight back to the Netherlands, thanking us for a great holiday and bragging about seeing lions from the houseboat. She was called from under the shower as one of the guides on the boat had seen the lions on the river bank. I can only say that I'm very jealous!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I want to thank Geraldine, Maud, Marthe and Joppe for using our services and hope to see them again, back here, one day!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Joyce and myself drove all the way to Khowarib lodge in northern Damaraland, where we worked for a few weeks. Joyce helping with checking clients in and also assisting in the kitchen and myself guiding guests from the lodge,</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d;">doing</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> mainly desert elephant trips in the Hoanib river and the odd visit to the Himba village close by</span><span style="color: blue;">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Fred is an avid photographer and (specially for this trip) bought himself a 150 - 500mm lens for his Nikon D90 camera. For landscapes and close-ups he also brought his 24-120mm lens with.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Evelyne was going to do the filming... </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Evelyne was ecstatic about the place! Service was good and the rooms very neat... In the afternoon we did a short city tour and then had a great meal at Joe's Beerhouse! Oryx fillet was on the menu and it was promptly devoured! No meal is complete without something sweet, so a malva pudding and a few Don Pedro's were also dealt with in similar fashion .. After all that, it was time for comfy beds and dreamland...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The following morning we left for Sossusvlei and our first night camping! On the way several springbok were seen as well as a few Klipspringer. These little antelope walk on the tips of their hooves (for better grip) and are probably one of very few animals that stands a chance to outrun a leopard on a cliff</span><span style="color: blue;"> face. Unfortunately they are not so swift footed on flat ground, so are always close to rocks, or cliffs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">At Solitaire we ordered some of Moose's famous Apple pie while Fred took some pic's of the surroundings.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">A few minutes later...our first Oryx...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Camp was made and we were ready for an early morning to the famous Sossusvlei..., but first Joyce prepared us a feast on the campfire and then it was their first night in tents!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning we were out of bed before the chickens. The only complaint about their first night camping was that they had to get up so early...and even that was not serious as they were very eager to go to Sossusvlei! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">In the past 18 years I have been many times to this magnificent place and it is never boring! Every group I bring here experiences it differently... Some just look in awe with open mouths, while others can't stop talking about it's beauty... Maybe it is the change of color as the sun starts to rise above the horizon, or maybe the sheer height of the ocher colored dunes towering above the desert floor...It might also be the different shapes and sizes of the dunes, or maybe it is the thrill of being amongst the highest dunes in the world and in the oldest desert in the world, or maybe it is the thought of "WOW! I'm HERE and it's AWESOME!!!" It might even be that one suddenly feels tiny in God's creation... No one knows, but one thing is certain.... everybody becomes a photographer! All that could be heard in the car was 'Wow' and the clicking of camera's...and we still had to go to Dead Vlei...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">As the shadows started to lose its grip on the slipfaces of the dunes, our rumbling tummies told us it was time to eat and we sat down to a buffet style brunch with yoghurt, muesli, fruit salad and juice while Joyce made us eggs and bacon on toast...all that was washed down with a freshly made pot of coffee! Food just tastes much better when the surroundings are as beautiful as this!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">With our tummies full, we walked the 1.1 km to deadvlei. Once more 'Ooohh's' and 'Aaahh's' were heard all over the vlei as Fred and Evelyne looked for the best angle to photograph and film the stunning scenery... </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Around 4 0'clock we visited Sesriem Canyon. Light was a bit low, but it was still beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning we broke up camp and headed to Swakopmund via Walvis Bay, but first we had to have lunch.... </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Our lunch spot was chosen with a serious dose of desert landscapes in the 'Gramadulas' close to Kuiseb Canyon! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Quiver trees bloom between May and July and we saw a few close to the road that was in full bloom. Fred must have thought "Mmmm,...two flowers at once!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">No, this is not a rock! It is the stem of a Quiver tree.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This lovely lesser flamingo were just one of many that was strutting around in the Walvis Bay lagoon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">In the centre of the picture is a greater flamingo. These birds are taller and 'paler' than lesser flamingos. Different eating habits is the main reason why lesser flamingos are pinker than greater flamingos.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The next morning Fred and Evelyne was picked up by Tommy. He takes clients on a desert experience they don't forget very quickly!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Then it was time for the chameleon, or 'verkleurmannetjie' as we call it in Afrikaans. This one didn't know which mealworm to eat first. Just look at the greedy look in those beady little eyes!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Once more Evelyne had to play 'host' to a creepy crawly. Notice the mealworm on her left arm, which the chameleon got in one go!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">It was time to leave the 'Skeleton coast' and head back inland to Twyfelfontein..., but first we had a few stops on the way...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">At Cape Cross we spotted first a lonely seal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And then we saw the rest of the 'crowd'!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Our camping shower and toilet at Aba Huab. Notice the fire under the 'donkey' (this is how we call woodfired geysers in Afrikaans!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">'Our' campsite! ....just for us!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning they went for a quick visit to the Bushmen engravings at Twyfelfontein. After that we started searching for fresh desert elephant tracks...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">...and we searched...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">...and searched... This little oryx calf was all alone and would probably not survive very long without his mother to drink from and to guide him to safety.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The next morning we broke up camp and drove past Palmwag where we spotted the first zebras. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">AND...yes! The first elephants! I originally stopped for some giraffes that was standing quite far away and while the guests were looking at them I 'browsed' the area for something else. I noticed a rather large ear slowly flapping in the shadow of a mopane tree a few hundred meters on the other side!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The matriarch also had a very small calf that was just a week or two old and she was very protective of it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">After watching them for quite some time they slowly started ambling off to the next riverbed... </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">That night we camped on the banks of the Hoanib river at Khowarib lodge. Fred took a photo of this female Namibian Rock Agama while scouring the area for birds.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The kids did enjoy their maize pap! Preferably eaten out of the pot by hand... Who needs a spoon anyway?</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This girl was the pick of the lot. Sorry guys, but you'll need 3 cows and a goat if you want to marry her! Plus you will have to get the bottom 4 teeth knocked out to be able to pass as an adult Himba...and there are some other things I don't want to mention here...!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The newest addition to the (extended) family...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Some of the necessities in the kitchen of 'modern day' Himba women.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fred and Evelyne's heads were still spinning from explanations of holy fires, ochre, Himba culture and the smell in the first lady's hut, but it was the end of our Himba tour and they could now buy their favorite Himba crafts... </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">After the visit we gave them the 'present' (which consists of 10 kg maize meal, tea, tobacco, frying oil, sugar, snuff, vaseline, yeast and headache pills (for after party days!).</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The next morning we broke up camp and drove past Sesfontein into the Hoanib river on our way to Puros. Shortly after passing Elephant song campsite, we spotted this beauty on the river bank. This oryx was not scared of us and just stood there, posing for the perfect picture!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The rest of the day was spent bouncing along the 4x4 track...first in the river bed and then on the main 'road' to Puros.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We went for a drive after a leisurely breakfast. Not much was to be seen, except very nice landscapes and a few himba herders trekking with their cattle and goats to better grazing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Close to her was this giraffe cow and calf. The light was beautiful as the sun was starting to set.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Everything seemed to pose for us...even the moon!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning we had a long drive to Palmwag via the Hoarusib canyon, then along the border of the skeleton coast southwards to the Hoanib, up the Hoanib to Elephant song and then past Sesfontein and Khowarib to Palmwag...a long day indeed!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">As usual, when one is in a bit of a rush...you see something nice! I spotted 2 elephants on top of the bank with a heard of cows following them. I was wondering why the cows was following them when it became clear...The elephants shook the acacia trees to get the seeds to drop to the ground and this is when the cows pounced! They promptly moved in to 'help' the elephants pick up the pods. This 'help' was not welcome, but there was little they could do... It was still nice to see!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The riverbed was quite green and the water level seemed even higher than when we passed trough the 'poort' about a month ago with Kees and Marleen on our previous trip.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Talks of lions in the area was also confirmed with a few fresh tracks and this oryx carcass, although it could also have been caught by Hyenas..., or some other disaster had hit this poor animal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This mother and calf was very tame, so Fred and Evelyne use the opportunity to photograph and film them up close.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Palmwag is normally a game rich area, so not much time was wasted after breakfast to get going. Unfortunately the past rain season 'passed' this area completely and it seemed as dry as a bone! This kudu bull was nibbling on the very poisonous Euphorbia Damarana. Kudu and black rhino seem impervious to the poison of this plant, although kudu only eat the flowers and the tips of the stems, while rhino will eat the whole thing! In the old days Bushmen used the milk from this plant to make poison for their arrows!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">At the campsite this elephant bull waited for us... He tore through the reeds in search of the juiciest bits and the noise could be heard all over camp! That night he returned...and (according to Fred and Evelyne) was mere meters away from their tent! I slept like a baby, mainly because I knew that the elephants that come here frequently never bother campers...except when they take pictures of them at night with a flash!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">After breaking up camp, we headed for Otjitotongwe. We saw at least 2 herds of elephants soon after passing over Grootberg pass...and at Oppi Koppi in Kamanjab, this nosy ostrich was eying our lunch!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">At Otjitotongwe it was time to get close and personal with the fasted animal on earth! The cheetah's purred and licked us clean. Tollie (the owner) explained that the cats like to clean their food before they eat!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Who's got the biggest spots??!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Then it was time to get on the 'bakkies' (pick-ups) to witness the feeding of the wild cheetahs. Unfortunately the action is fast and furious and it is difficult to get a good shot of a cheetah grabbing a piece of meat in mid air and shooting off at a hundred kilometers per hour!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fortunately Fred did manage a few good shots for the album!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The next day it was on to Etosha. We stayed outside the park at Mondjila campsite for 2 nights. Luckily we had enough time to go to the park in the afternoon as we struggled to find lions the rest of the time in Etosha. My choice to go to Okondeka was once more spot on, as we saw about 18 lions there. Unfortunately they were moving off in the wrong direction... In the photo there are about 13 lions. Try spotting them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Oooohh!! Sooo cunning! The look of a jackal does not hide his intent...to find food any way possible!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The zebras where fighting...as usual!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And I don't even want to guess what this springbok thought when he smelled his behind!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">A scruffy looking crimson breasted shrike.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And we saw white elephants...also how they became white!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Humm?? Isn't that the Mcdonalds sign?? </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The proud owner of the 'real' Mcdonalds franchise...the black faced impala!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The proud stature of the double banded courser.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Again...Elephants in the road...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">A slender mongoose out on a raid...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fred suddenly got 'smaller'! One can make very nice optical illusions on the vast Etosha pan!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We spotted this fish eagle at Goas. I have never seen one in Etosha before!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Upon closer inspection, I noticed a cheetah head above the grass quite a distance from us. Then she sat upright and we could even see that she had 3 cubs!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">She started moving to some rocks closer to us and then climbed on top! This was great to see as she was obviously hunting. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The cubs followed suit and also used their perch to 'spot' something, but they lost interest soon and started playing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">She kept moving closer to us, but by now several cars blocked the road and she finally lost her nerve and ran for cover, all 3 cubs following closely behind her.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">At Ngobib we saw a few impala and this beautiful little violet cheeked waxbill...catching a midday snooze next to a red billed quelea.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">At our lunch spot this blue waxbill got the camera clicking...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So too this white browed robin chat!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">...and the banded mongoose was also scratching for attention!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">After lunch we had a few giraffe pose for us...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">...and also this yellow billed hornbill!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We spotted a rhino in the distance, but did not take any pics, but these zebra did catch the eye!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So too this beautiful sunset with a lone wildebeest in the background.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The next morning we noticed a few helmeted guinea fowl that was particularly afraid of something on the ground. My first thought was either a snake, or a african wild cat.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">It was a bit difficult to spot the culprit, but Joyce managed to catch the culprit as it tried to sneak away!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">These two warthogs were quenching their thirst and then started to roll in the mud...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Whilst watching them this martial eagle wooshed centimeters past the vehicle and nearly caught a guinea fowl. I think he just got a few feathers for all his trouble, but it was really exciting to see!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning, while breaking up camp, this crimson breasted shrike 'caught' the eye! Joyce played it's call from her i-pad and he just sat there and gave us more then enough time to photograph it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> From Fiume lodge we went for an early morning drive to the Bushmen where an elder explained in his 'click' language how they used to live. One of the younger ones then translated what he had said in English so guests understood what was told. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Then how to make a fire...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Once the fire was burning, the pipes got lit...also form locally found 'tabak'!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Then it was time to show guests where to find food...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">They showed how to set a bird trap, and then it was onto hunting..., but first check wind direction!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Back at the village the women were busy making all kinds of 'stuff' tourists would want to buy...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">,,,while grandma watches over the children!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The following morning we drove past Rundu and on to Nunda where we were going to camp on the banks of the Kavango river.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">These skulls are at the entrance of Mahangu National park...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fortunately there are still live animals in the park as we saw this male Roan antelope soon afterwards!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fred finally got a great picture of this lilac breasted roller!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">These are common impala, as they lack the black facial markings of the black faced impala found in Etosha.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The first buffalo... Now a leopard was needed to complete the 'big 5' sightings!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Another crimson breasted shrike...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Meves's starling...notice the beautiful bars across the tail.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">A little bee-eater.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And a chacma baboon trying to get his teeth into the bark of this tree.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The tsessebe is one of Africas fasted antelopes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This lovely elephant bull gave us a bit of a warning...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">...and then proceeded to cross the road at the allocated spot!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Normally bushbuck are very nice to look at, but this was not the case with this female.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">In the afternoon we crossed the river for a drive on Buffalo side and saw this emerald spotted dove on a branch next to the road.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Unfortunately this was the only good picture of a sable antelope. They did not give us much chance this time!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fortunately this croc did not rush to get into the water, as it was also their first crocodile!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This beautiful fish eagle watched us for a while before it decided to go look for a fish!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This swimming buffalo had a hitchhiker...an oxpecker decided it was better to ride the buffalo accross then to fly!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Elephants on the savanna in the setting sunlight.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> This kudu ran for cover, but Fred got him in action!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Then some more buffalo...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And finally a smiling hippo..., just kidding! These guys are always foul mooded and just wait for the right opportunity to snap at an unsuspecting tourist.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning Fred got up early and 'explored' the campsite for possible suspects to photograph..., and was rewarded with this laughing dove!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And this nice shot of a grey backed camaroptera!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next on the agenda was Nambwa...while still busy making camp this crested barbet came calling.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">...and so too a herd of elephants. The calf also got a drink in while his mum was feeding!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fortunately this one fancied river water more than our wine!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Next morning the crested barbet was back...inspecting my car as a possible source of food!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">His nephew also came to have a look! This collard barbet seriously eyed our breakfast!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">While this brown firefinch was scratching in the undergrowth for a tasty morsel!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">A male and female pied kingfisher had their lookout strategically above the water and was ready for breakfast too!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So too this african wattled plover...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Red lechwe are commonly found close to water in this area. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This kudu bull was feeding on a tree close to us.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We then drove on for a while and I opted for a road further from the water as most animals come to the water around midday. I spotted these lions lying not far from the road.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">They showed interest in us and started walking around the vehicle!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And sometimes even looked straight at us!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">They were six altogether. Three males and three females, but it was the males that realy posed for us!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Finnaly they grew tired of us and went back to what lions do best...'lion' around!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">These two bird were having a chat...probably about the lack of food!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This gorgeous female kudu could not stop looking at us!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">In the end everything went really well! They saw stuff they did not even dream about, and had great pic's to prove it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">5 tubs of peanut butter...</span><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We traveled 5800 km...</span><br />
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I can still remember the first time Kees and Marleen came to Namibia. Marleen had a small little digital camera with which she made some decent photographs, but (and I'm sure all the readers would agree once you've had a look at them!) she has gone to a much higher standard over the years. I used mainly her photo's for this blog.</div>
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Kees is busy compiling a video and I hope to post this as well as soon as he sends it to me!</div>
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Anyway, back to the story...we picked them up in Upington on the 3rd of May and stayed there for 2 nights. The following day we drove along the banks of the Orange river to the Augrabies waterfalls. The river was extremely low for the time of year, but it was still nice to see...</div>
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Especially all the 'small' stuff around the falls...like this colourful lizard (picture below).....<br />
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Just after, or even during the rainy season seems most productive for predators as it is the calving season for springbuck and Blue wildebeest and this was certainly again the case... We saw lion, leopard and cheetahs on several occasions. </div>
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Most of the time they came VERY close to the car with one subadult male lion even taking serious interest in the Cruisers front left tyre!! I had to start the car to deter him! ...and Kees closed his window...just incase! </div>
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It was a real treat as they were in a playful mood...climbing up trees, chasing each other and playing with everything they could lay their paws on...</div>
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After a while the big male started slumping towards a shady resting place on a closeby dune. On the way there he started to roar, with the whole pride joining in... These are the sort of experiences that stays with you forever. It is such a raw and prehistoric sound that fills one with awe and wonder. Everything fell silent...even the birds stopped chirping. </div>
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During our stay in the park we saw 3 different prides. The first pride we saw was midday...they did not do much (except 'lion' around...) and was also a bit far away. Then we had this pride around the car, and the last was a mating pair. Unfortunately also very far away, although they did put up a bit of a show and got very vocal just before the sun set...a perfect way to end a day!</div>
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One morning we arrived at a waterhole and close to the car was a black backed jackal, but he was not looking at us. His eyes was fixed upon something in the bush on the other side of the road. I followed his gaze and saw a young female leopard coming down for a drink. She walked right past the car and on to the waterhole, not scared, or shy. All the smaller animals ran away in a mad stampede to get away from the danger. Only the oryx stayed...at a respectable distance!</div>
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We saw 5 Cheetahs altogether. One female with 3 young ones and a single cheetah that had just killed a steenbok. We were just a few minutes too late to see the actual kill, but the female with the 3 cubs was kind enough to walk for quite a distance next to the car before she crossed and disappeared with her litter over a dune.</div>
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The Kgalagadi was great, but we had to go on... We left the park through Mata Mata border post and drove to Kalahari Farmhouse in Stampriet where we stayed 1 night. On this farm they produce most of the products used in the other Gondwana lodges and it is well worth a visit if you are in the area. The rooms are quite 'different' than other lodges with an indoor fireplace! Unfortunately we had to go further west the next day and drove past Mariental and Maltahohe to Weltevrede. Enroute I spotted this magnificent kudu bull on a granite koppie right next to the road... Just posing for us.</div>
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As Kees and Marleen has been in Namibia several times before, we did not go to Sossusvlei. Instead we drove to Swakopmund the next morning. We did make a little bit of a detour and went past Bloedkoppie where we had lunch. There are some very nice examples of chemical erosion and no time was wasted to put this on film...</div>
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After all that we drove down to Swakopmund and checked into Pebblestone B&B... Unfortunately for me, I caught a nasty flu and spent the next day in bed. Fortunately it went as quick as it came. After 2 nights good rest I was fit once more to drive to Cape Cross lodge. The largest Cape fur seal colony in the world can be found at Cape Cross with +- 200 000 seals, but Kees and Marleen has seen this spectacle before. The plan was to go through an area west and north west of Brandberg, but more specifically through Zebra Canyon. This is my name for this area and it is not because the occasional hartmann's Zebra can be found there, but because of of the magnificent rock formations...</div>
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Every bend in this little canyon reveals a new surprise...and each formation more extravagant than the previous one. The canyon opens up onto a vast plain with great vistas of red ochre coloured hills, the Ugab valei in the distance and the Brandberg massif on the horizon...</div>
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A few kilometers from there is the oasis of Gai Ais. If you are ever so fortunate to be in this area, then please do not spend too much time here. This is the only water for many miles and animals that come there to drink, has already walked a long way, so please keep this in mind and do not camp, or even have lunch there. </div>
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On the top of the hill there are a few shelters and in one of them is a coment book. It is interesting to read what other travelers have to say about their experiences...how they are influenced by this seemingly desolate desert landscape...</div>
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From here we drove north towards the Huab valley..., but first we had to have lunch! An overhanging rock had to do for shade and we used the bonnet as a table...</div>
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We carried on north towards the Huab river (pic above) and then got to a dead end... The river had washed the track away. A huge ditch gaped where there was once a 'road'... From the other side it would have taken us less than 2 hours to get to Twyfelfontein lodge with plenty of daylight to spare, but the angle of the ditch, the mud in the bottom, the length of my (extended) land cruiser and also the time of day forced me to backtrack and find another way. We got to Twyfelfontein at around 19:30...just in time for dinner! All's well that ends well...it would have been a huge risk to try and negate that crossing with no other vehicle to support us!</div>
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The next morning started brilliant as we spotted a herd of desert ellies just a few kilometers from the lodge. They were just peacefully browsing in a small riverbed. We spent a few minutes there before pushing on to Palmwag. </div>
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Along the road we saw several springbok, oryx and even kudu. We had lunch on the balcony of the permanent tents while a lone elephant bull browsed in the reeds not far from us. </div>
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It was time for a midday rest, well deserved after the previous day's ordeal! We went for a sunset drive along the main road. The Palmwag concession is certainly the most successful concession in Namibia. It is not just one of the most scenic areas in Namibia, but also boasts the largest amount of free roaming black rhinos in the world, together with vast number of springbok, oryx, hartmann's zebra, lion, leopard and cheetah...just to mention a few... The cats and rhino are not very often seen of the main road, but it was still nice and with a typical red sunset, covering everything in a red glow...</div>
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The following morning we left early and drove north towards Sesfontein. Along the way the landscape changed from 'Damaraland' to 'Kaokoland'... From there we went offroading again. Opting to go the scenic route, rather than the quick (and very corrugated!!) road to Purros. The 'entrance ' to the Hoanib river is at Elephant song campsite...now desolate due to a lack of campers. Soon afterwards we saw 3 elephants digging up and eating the soft roots of the reeds along the bank.</div>
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We left the Hoanib just before the border of the Skeleton Coast park and followed the tracks north to Hoarusib river...</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">This might be a good time to explain 'our' riverbeds... Up to now we have driven down, up and crossed several dry riverbeds (also know as ephemeral rivers (ephemeral meaning that they only flow once enough water has fallen in the catchment areas)), so, it is totally safe to do this in the dry season. Special care has to be taken with muddy and wet areas, as you could get properly stuck. Best option would be to always stay in the tracks (this is not just the safest way of driving, but also has the least amount of impact on the environment). These riverbeds should be avoided in the rain season, except if there is no other choice and only if it is dry. Camping in such a riverbed during the wet season is certainly a very, very bad idea. Not only are you provoking desert elephants, because you are now encroaching on their terrain, but also because you might not even see a cloud, yet might find yourself woken by the thunderous sound of a wall of water several feet high, hurtling towards your 'nice campsite under a shady tree in the middle of the riverbed'!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Unfortunately this happens nearly every year... Many tourists (mainly South Africans) do not heed the warnings, or simply do not think of the consequences. Most of the time they can save all the people, but the loss of vehicles and camping gear is nearly a certainty. </span></div>
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Anyway...back to our trip... It is such a nice surprise for guest to enter this riverbed. After seemingly endless kilometers of driving on a dusty track that seems to lead nowhere, one suddenly arrives in the Hoarusib river. A small stream trickles along its course and this attracts all kinds of animals and birds. Egyptian geese, moorhens, hammerkop, tree banded plovers and wagtails (to mention a few) are just as pleased to make use of ample food and water supplies as the oryx, springbok, ostrich and elephants that frequently roam this riverbed. </div>
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The next day we drove up river and came across this huge bull elephant. It looked like he had a serious thirst in him... </div>
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...soon after we saw him, he started digging for water. We call these diggs 'gorras'. It is mainly desert elephants and oryx that dig like this, but all the other animals also use these 'animal made' waterholes to quench their thirst.<br />
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Although the sand was quite wet where he was digging, it was not enough, so he lumbered on...<br />
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Which gave us the opportunity to photograph him from all sides...even with palmtrees and all!!<br />
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Finally!! He found a spot with enough water!<br />
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This springbok made use of one of his earlier attempts at finding water...enough for a little springbok to make it through another hot and dusty day!<br />
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We carried on... Sometimes driving in the dry bed...and sometimes onto small hills next to the bed to enjoy the view!<br />
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Not everybody is enjoying the view...This deserted village seems like it has been empty for a long time. Rain is scarce in these parts and the nomadic Himba trek great distances with their livestock to find 'greener' pastures.<br />
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Midday. Even the giraffe was looking for a shady spot to stay out of the unrelenting sun. We were already on our way to camp...where lunch and cold beer was waiting!<br />
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From Puros we drove back towards Sesfontein. First on the main road and then I took a shortcut back to the Hoanib... Just before Elephant Song campsite a herd of Elephants blocked our progress.</div>
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Mother makes sure the little one understands how to get to the juiciest roots...<br />
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Once back on the main road we caught up with lost time and soon passed Palmwag on our way to Kamanjab. I was probably more surprised than anyone else when we saw big clouds forming in the distance with the odd lightning flash. It was raining quite hard for a few minutes, but then it cleared up and the rain dissipated. It was probably the first time it rained there this year!</div>
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We stayed at Alpec bush camp for one night before entering Etosha National Park from the west. It did rain there, and it was obvious that we might not see too many animals as small water puddles were visible everywhere. Fortunately the elephants did show up...</div>
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After a hearty (but early) breakfast, we headed east, towards Okaukuejo. Unfortunately we did not see much...just the usual... oryx, zebra, giraffe, kudu, springbok, red hartebeest, black backed jackal, hyena, elephant and a couple of wildebeest at one of the waterholes....<br />
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After this we also headed for Okaukuejo... At waterhole next to Okaukuejo it was quite busy... First a herd of zebra came to drink, followed by a single elephant bull. Then there was some other stuff as well...</div>
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...a pack of hyenas dragging a long rotten carcass of some unidentifiable beast around...<br />
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...the ever prim-and-proper secretary bird scouring the grassy plains for a morsel to devour...<br />
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...a couple of bull giraffes trying their best to intimidate the opponent into submission (to determine the rank in their herd). These fights can last up to 3 days, so we left them to settle the dispute in their own time!<br />
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... a small bachelor herd of black faced impala circling the waterhole...<br />
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I opted to go straight to N'Gobib drive ( I have been very lucky here in the past, but it was not to be. We saw 3 white elephants...<br />
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...even though they came very close to the car, I was still a bit disappointed.<br />
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We slowly started making our way back to Onguma, visiting all the waterholes on the way, when we saw this liones hiding behind a rock. She was obviously hunting and probably had her little ones hidden somewhere in the bush, waiting for her to return with food...<br />
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First up was a small herd of Zebra...<br />
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She did not move a muscle...and even though the zebra knew something was wrong, they could not see her lying right under their noses. She had the wind in her favor... I was sure she would catch something as animals seemed to pile into the waterhole from all directions. At one stage there was about 15 zebra, 4 kudu, about 18 impala, 20 plus springbok and 5 giraffe...</div>
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Unfortunately for her she was seen before she could make a move...<br />
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She was very desperate as she made a last minute dash for a zebra that was too far away...<br />
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The springbok came back.., but the 2 at the righthand side of the photo already smelled a 'rat'...</div>
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Once more she charged blindly at them, but still no luck...<br />
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This time she did not return to the rock she was hiding behind, but laid down in the shade of a small mopane tree. This was by far her best position as the wind was perfect and the waters edge close by, forcing the animals to pass very close to her, but again she made a wild attempt at an impala that was too far away.<br />
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Afterwards she went back to the rock and a few minutes later it was business as usual... first a curious giraffe had a look, but he was a bit too much for a lone lioness, so she let him pass, but then I saw a warthog coming out of the bush. This was her best chance as warthogs are pretty much...mmm, how can I put it? Stupid? Not really, lets rather say 'unafraid', until they stare death in the eyes!<br />
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The next morning we had a bit of a sleep in. After breakfast we drove via Tsumeb towards Grootfontein with a short lunch stop at the worlds largest meteorite. The Hoba meteorite weighs about 60 tons...and is really old... Not only does Namibia have the largest meteorite on earth, but we also have the largest meteorite shower to ever have hit the earth (close to Gideon in the south of the country)</div>
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We stayed at Waterberg Plateau lodge for 2 nights...Each room has its own fireplace for the chilly evenings and a small plunge pool for the warm summer days!<br />
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A beautiful, blood red, full moon greeted us just before we left for dinner.<br />
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Marleen went 'birding' the next morning and made a few very nice photo's of birds...Like this colorful melba finch.<br />
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The 'alarm clock'...Red billed spurfowl always goes berserk as the sun rises in the east...It's brilliant if you have to get up early..., but not so great if you are able to have bit of a sleep in!<br />
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The second last day we drove via Okahandja to Windhoek and checked into Terra Africa guest house. In the afternoon I took them to the city for some last minute shopping. That evening we dined at NICE Restaurant (Namibian Institute for Culinary Excellence) and it certainly was 'nice'. A brilliant end to a great adventure, covering more than 5500 kilometers. </div>
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Kees and Marleen have already got plans to come back next year in September/October and we are really looking forward to their return!</div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">This Bronzie measured 218 cm (from nose to start of the tail) and was estimated to weigh about 160 + kg! A great catch for a first timer! Well done Malcolm!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Next up was Dave Matthews. The Mullet men turned Bronzie anglers! Between Ray's departure and Dave's arrival, we experienced several days of strong south westerly winds which prevailed for several days. This caused the water to cool down considerably, which was good for the gullie sharks and edibles, but it was not so good for the Bronzies. Finding chum and bait was not much of a problem and several days we drove past places where I knew we would bag up on gullies. We also heard several reports from other anglers who caught loads of cob at paaltjies and up north, but we stuck to the Bronzies... In the end we managed 22 Bronzies for the trip with nothing really big. It was frustrating waiting for pick-ups in seemingly perfect conditions, but with not many fish turning up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Dave wrote the following:</span> <span style="color: blue;">"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">As a matter of interest,the chap in the queue in front of us for the Heathrow flight was that bloke with the plaited beard that we saw on Longbeach. He didn't get a single Bronzie and only hooked one for a few seconds. Stu was a bit embarrassed to say we had 22 when he asked!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">The mullet men will have another crack at it next year...! Their record stands at 44 Bronzies in one trip, with the most caught in one day, on 25!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Andy was next up..., their trip was besotted with bad luck from the beginning. Flights got canceled, sleepovers in airports and lost luggage was just the beginning of it all...Luckily no fishing days had been lost. Did I mention Shaun of the dead yet? So called after he let one rip in the car that had put the dead seal carcasses on the beach to shame! Anyway, we soldiered on, nose clamps and all!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Most notable was the crayfish braai we had one evening! In the morning I dived about 17 crayfish and the guys collected a load of black mussels from the rocks at low tide. After a miserable fishing day, we returned home and had our revenge on the BBQ! Seventeen crayfish, several pots of black mussels, 10 pork chops, a grid full of boerewors, a couple of bowls of salad and several buns from the local Spar disappeared down hungry mouths in mere seconds! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">We did manage to catch a considerable amount of Gullies (about 40, if I remember correctly). We also spent a full day on edibles, but with not much success. Everyone caught fish though and nice, fresh fillets, accompanied by a field of crispy chips was thoroughly enjoyed once more!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">The Bronzies continued their 'no show' behavior..., but, we did break a few personal bests. Andy's fish of an estimated 200 kg was by far the biggest. Then big 'T' with one of 130 kg and a few of round 120 kg and less. In the end we managed 34 Bronzies in total. The only photo I have is of Andy's monster... The guys promised to send me some picks and I will upload them as soon as I have them. In the meanwhile... feast your eyes on this!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"> Andy's fish took him only 2 hours and 15 min. Colder water in the back stopped the fish from going too far, but I was still impressed by the way Andy handled this brute.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Big T (Adrian Turner) was not so lucky, he foul hooked his fish of 130 kg in the pectoral fin. I thought initially that he had hooked a real beast, but after seeing the fish in the surf prior to landing it, I knew something was amiss. During t</span><span style="color: #073763;">he initial run, the fish went due west and took him down to the braid backing several times. At one time he had more than 1000 meters of fishing line in the water!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Andy wrote: </span><span style="color: blue;"><i>"</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;"><i>Thought I would drop you an email to thank you again on behalf of all of us for all your efforts and ensuring we had a great time.</i></span></span></div>
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