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To Auckland
Our final day in Capetown started slowly with a late breakfast. We confirmed our late checkout and Mike pointed out the charging box that sits beside reception. Each box has its own key that you can take away when in use and inside are several different types of phone charging connectors, so that a phone […]
Capetown Day 3: City Tour and Cape of Good Hope
Abdul had organised a driver that contracts to the hotel, to pick us up at 9am for our city tour and trip to the Cape. He was called Mohammed and was a thoroughly nice chap who suggested a variety of things for the itinerary. First he took us to a suburb called Bokaap which has […]
Capetown Day Two: Wine Tour
For our second day Jen had booked us on a wine tour to the Stellenbosch area. We were collected by our guide, Rodney, who contracts to the tour companies and enjoys wines and wine tours. Also on the trip were a Singaporean couple and their adult daughter who is in her final year at university […]
Capetown Day One
Jen had encouraged us to book a trip to Robben Island if we were interested as the trips are booked up months in advance. Great advice (as usual). We were booked on the 11am sailing which meant plenty of time for breakfast. That was yum and everyone is so nice. Our tour also included a […]
To Capetown
We started half an hour later than planned at 6.45am as needed to phone Capetown to confirm our pickup from the airport. We had tried the previous night but forgot about the time difference so the Capetown office was closed. The road to Windhoek is sealed and straight. I mean 600km almost straight. As Wilfred says, […]
To Mokuti Lodge: Etosha National Park
After 2 nights at Etosha Safari Lodge we were heading across the park to the far gate and Mokuti Lodge, which is Wilfred’s favourite lodge. We struggled to imagine how it could be nicer than Etosha. We called in to each of the waterholes on the way just to see what we could see. […]
Etosha National Park
We were up early enough for Mike to get some lovely photos of the sunrise from the dining terrace. Who’d have thought it? Soon after leaving the sealed road inside the park we saw a spotted hyena in the bushes. With a bit of patience we got some good photos as it came into a […]
To Etosha National Park
We had an early start as it is a long drive to Etosha and we wanted to call into the petrified forest on the way. We had our final breakfast at Twyfelfontein Lodge. There were 7 different types of hot meat on offer as well as about 3 different cold meats for the Germans. (Bacon, […]
Twyfelfontein Day 2
The very hot room meant that the hand washing I did before bed was dry to the point of almost being crunchy. I only hand wash when we have two nights in the same place as it usually requires more than a day to dry properly. Not here! Breakfast was excellent and we set off […]
Twyfelfontein
We reached Twyfelfontein at about 3pm and it must have been the high 30sC. In summer it is between 45C and 52C. Twyfelfontein is a World Heritage site with rock engravings from primitive people. Its name derives from a German settler who described the local spring as “doubtful” or “unreliable”. The engravings were remarkably clear, […]
To Twyfelfontein
We had an earlier breakfast and set off at 8am north to Twyfelfontein which is where we stay for the next 2 nights. The road out of Swakopmund was excellent. It is made of sand that is hardened by salt water which effectively fixes the surface. Because they get so much mist by the coast […]