Breakfast at Brigadoon was excellent. It is served on your terrace and they give you warm blankets for the chairs. It was a bit chilly as there was a sea mist. They bring a tray with cereals, fruit and yoghurt, then coffee, then eggs and bacon and then toast. We spent most of the morning […]
To Swakopmund
After breakfast we said farewell to our 2 British travellers and continued on with Baron and the German family to Swakopmund. It is a 4 – 5 hour drive along rough and dusty roads that head endlessly straight and then suddenly turn. You rattle along pretty fast as the distances in Namibia are so great. […]
The Namib Desert
We had a 4.30am start which was a bit tough. A light breakfast at 5am and we set off at 5.30am. For the first hour we were on a pretty good, graded dirt road which Baron was able to negotiate pretty quickly. Then we turned off onto a slightly worse road until we reached a […]
Namibia: To the Namib Desert
Reception advised we would be collected for our next tour at 1pm so we were able to check out at 11am and wait in the lounge using their excellent internet. It was surprisingly cold but sunny and nice having breakfast on the terrace. The Olive Grove (name of the street) Guest Lodge has possibly the […]
To Namibia
Our flight to Maun, then Johannesburg and Windhoek was leaving at 11am so we had time for another game drive. We asserted ourselves and grabbed the big table for breakfast. It’s funny how it always takes a day to work out what you can/should do. Cops was much more engaged and volunteered a lot more […]
Moremi day 2
Another early 6am start and off on a game drive. It was very chilly on the truck and we were pleased to have our bush babies. I was also glad to have my hat back, which was delivered to me on the plane. You have to be careful to keep phones and stuff in the […]
Camp Moremi
The roads/tracks are significantly worse than elsewhere. The dry bits have very fine, dusty sand and there are parts under water. The dry bits also often have very deep loose sand requiring a lot of effort from the vehicle. Our truck thing is quite open at the sides and has a canvas roof which was […]
To Moremi
Our plane to Moremi was scheduled for just after 1pm so we had time for a morning excursion. After breakfast, Mike and I and Niels collected our bush babies and joined Karl and Gee on the boat. Helena had an upset stomach so had a morning rest. We headed for Lopis Island which is a 40 […]
Camp Okavango: afternoon
Lovely scenery on the afternoon boat trip. The light on the reeds and papyrus was amazing. We stopped near the camp’s water pump and could see the solar panels that power it on the roof of the raft. The whole camp runs on solar power. Karl pointed out the channels that are elephant paths down […]
Camp Okavango: morning
We were woken at 6am for an early light breakfast at 6.30 and then off on our walking safari. We collected our bush babies (hotties) and then it was a short walk down the decking to the boat ramp. The entire lodge is protected by an electric fence that keeps out elephants but other wildlife […]
To The Okavango Delta
We had time for an early game drive as our flight wasn’t until 12.20. We set off to see the lions with what remained of the buffalo but found only the buffalo. Evidently guides with the temporary camp people heard the lions roaring at night and the consensus was that the boys were warned to […]
Savute: part of Chobe National Park.
We were woken at 6am ready for a light breakfast at 6 30am. That is cereal, toast, fruit, yoghurt, cold meats and cheeses. Then it is off on the game drive. My cold is gradually improving but my stomach was very dodgy so had a couple of the pills to control things. I can see […]