12^TH – 13^TH AUGUST 2009 – RUNDU - NAMIBIA 

WE LEFT HALALI CAMP AT DAWN THIS MORNING AS WE HAVE A SIX-HOUR DRIVE AHEAD OF US. WE HAVE DECIDED TAKE THE“TRACKS FOR AFRICA” ROUTING THAT WILL SHORTEN OUR JOURNEY BY APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AS OPPOSE TO DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD. THE D3016 IS A WELL-USED SAND ROAD THAT CROSSES WEST TO EAST FROM OSHIVELO TO MURURANI. LOCALS HAVE LET US KNOW THAT THE ROAD IS IN GOOD CONDITION, AS THE RAINY SEASON HAS NOT ARRIVED YET.  AT MURURANI WE WILL TURN LEFT ONTO THE B8 AND HEAD NORTH – THIS TAR ROAD WITH A BIT OF LUCK TAKE US ALL THE WAY INTO RUNDU. [read more...]

26 – 29^TH JULY 2009 – SWAKOPMUND

SWAKOPMUND – REST AND RELAXATION AT LAST!

“DIZZY” ARRIVED TO A WIND SWEPT SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA’S PREMIER HOLIDAY RESORT. WE HAVE DECIDED TO REST OUR WEARY BODIES AND WILL NOT BE SETTING UP CAMP, BUT RATHER STAYING IN SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION FOR THREE DAYS AT THE SWAKOPMUND MUNICIPAL BUNGALOWS (YOU HAVE TO SEE THE HUMOUR HERE!). OUR NEXT THREE DAYS WILL BE FULL OF ACTIVITY IN SO FAR AS GETTING OUR LAUNDRY WASHED AT A LAUNDRETTE (WHICH IS FAST BECOMING A LUXURY TO EVEN FIND SOMEONE THAT OFFERS LAUNDRY FACILITIES), FINANCES FOR THE TRIP, VEHICLE REPAIRS – OIL CHANGE, AND OUR ONGOING NETWORK PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO ACCESS OUR EMAILS AND WEBSITE FROM OUR MODEMS. [read more...]

17^TH JULY 2009 – CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA

WE ONLY MANAGED TO LEAVE CAPE TOWN AT TWO O CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON - JANE HAD COUNTLESS BELONGINGS, CLOTHS, POSSESSIONS AND EQUIPMENT TO HAND OUT OR DROP OFF,  BEFORE  WE COULD HEAD OUT OF THE “MOTHER” CITY. WE POINTED “DIZZY’ IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND JANE PROVIDED US WITH AN AFTERNOON’S OFF-ROAD ENTERTAINMENT AS WE HURRIED TO BEAT FRIDAYS TRAFFIC OUT OF THE CITY. OUR UNPLANNED ROUTE TOOK US THREE HOURS UP THE WEST COAST TOO THE SMALL FISHING TOWN OF ST HELENA.

AFTER MUCH FRANTIC PHONING, WE MANAGED TO FIND ONE NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION AT A SMALL FAMILY RUN MOTEL OVERLOOKING THE BAY.

EVERY SO OFTEN, YOU MEET SOMEONE WHOSE ENTHUSIASM IS SO INFECTIOUS…..     [read more...]