RTW – Fish River Canyon, Namibia – Day 37

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 37 Fish River Canyon Friday 18th April We slept well last night and both awoke this morning to clear skies. Sandy got up about thirty minutes before me and went down to the river to photograph the sunrise over the water. After a quick shower, we settled […]

RTW – Sossusvlei, Namibia – Day 38

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 38 Sossusvlei Saturday 19th April We are really getting into the tour now on our second night in Namibia. The feeling of adventure travel is brought home with camp-fires and long, arduous drives through the desert. Anxious not to repeat the fresh milk fiasco that was still […]

RTW – Sossusvlei, Namibia – Day 39

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 39 Sossusvlei Sunday 20th April Another full day today with both cameras working overtime has meant that I’ve had to burn another DVD full of photos to send home. We are currently going through one DVD every seven to eight days. Today’s DVD will house 1811 photos […]

RTW – Swakopmund, Namibia – Day 40

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 40 Swakopmund Monday 21st April Yet another early start to the day this morning with a hive of activity in and around the campsite long before the sun made its appearance. By the time I awoke, the two trainee guides were already hard at work with their […]

RTW – Swakopmund, Namibia – Day 41

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 41 Swakopmund Sunday 22nd April We are both thoroughly exhausted after a long day of adrenaline pumping adventure activities. The lodge that we are staying in is a really nice one but. Having said that, however, I may be influenced by our experiences of the past weeks […]

RTW – Etosha National Park, Namibia – Day 42

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 42 Etosha National Park Wednesday 23rd April Some of the challenges of travelling in Africa raised their heads this morning with several problems conspiring to delay our departure from Swakopmund. We were supposed to be on the road by seven in the morning and all of us […]

RTW – Etosha National Park, Namibia – Day 43

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 43 Etosha National Park Thursday 24th April I almost fell asleep without writing this log entry, which just goes to show how tired I am. The pace has been almost non-stop since we left Cape Town just over a week ago. It seems like we’ve been on […]

RTW – Waterberg, Namibia – Day 45

Namibia – Round The World Tour 2003 Day 45 Waterberg Saturday 26th April (includes log entry for day 44). Well, it finally happened. I was so completely tired last night that I went to bed and completely forgot to write my nightly log entry. It’s now five forty-five in the morning and I’ve just whipped […]