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Namibia Wrap Up

Posted on October 30, 2023 by debbie

Debbie Writes: Waterhole dynamics. It seems there is a pecking order at waterholes. If a hyena is soaking in the shallows, other animals won’t come down to the water. At another waterhole, in the evening, a group of female elephants … Continue reading →

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Namibia Olio

Posted on October 28, 2023 by debbie

I am sitting on the covered deck of our “room” at the Okonjima Bush Camp. I see a springbok out in the field in front of me and there is no fence, nothing, between him and me. A weird feeling. … Continue reading →

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Rhino Patrol

Posted on October 25, 2023 by debbie

We are on white rhino patrol today.  But before we start in earnest, we see a clump of vehicles on the road. Drive up and see that two lions, a male and a female, are resting right beside the road. … Continue reading →

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Etosha National Park

Posted on October 24, 2023 by debbie

We enter the western gate of Etosha National Park at 8:00 this morning. Murray, our truck and I are safari-ing the west side of the park today, driving from waterhole to waterhole. Just after we enter the park, we see … Continue reading →

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Driving Namibia

Posted on October 23, 2023 by debbie

As we drive along highway C40, from the Rhino Camp parking lot towards Etosha National Park, we see small villages. Houses spread out, one or two small shops or bars, dusty yards and very few people about in the heat. … Continue reading →

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Staring Contest

Posted on October 22, 2023 by debbie

Our small group (4 guests, 2 guides and 2 trackers), standing beside a large bush, is staring at Troy, a humongous male black rhino, who is staring back at us from about 100 feet away. Troy’s eyesight isn’t very good … Continue reading →

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Hoarusib River

Posted on October 20, 2023 by debbie

We drive inland on the river bed of the Hoarusib River. The river extends about 360 km inland. There is no water in the river right now but when there are heavy rains inland, the river flows. It has been … Continue reading →

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Sossusvlei to Swakopmund

Posted on October 19, 2023 by debbie

We are on the road by 9:00 this morning as we have a six hour drive to Swakopmund. The terrain changes slowly from scrub to grassland to desert sand back to scrub back to sand. We drive through three passes, … Continue reading →

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Sossusvlei

Posted on October 17, 2023 by debbie

Today, we go out with Lucas, one of the guides from the Hoodia Desert Lodge. We are headed to Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, the Namib Desert and Big Daddy. Our first stop is an area beside the road where we are going … Continue reading →

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On the Road in Namibia!

Posted on October 16, 2023 by debbie

Day One on the road! Debbie’s driving first as we leave Windhoek behind and travel south on a paved road. Two lane road and the speed limit is 120kph although we are advised to keep it at 100 kph, which … Continue reading →

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