It rained almost the whole night letting up at around 5am in the morning which led to a magnificent sunrise. The cold showers rectified our foggy heads from last night’s Tequila binge. A quick coffee and tea and the leftover vetkoek we had bought on the side of the road the day before and we…
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From Etosha to Caprivi
We woke up early in the Sachsenheim campsite because our neighbor decided at 5am to chop firewood! By the way I asked the owner whether they were from Sachsen (Saxony, Germany). The explanation however is simpler. The Sachsenheim is the home of the Family Sachse who came from Germany 3 generations ago. The campsite had…
Windhoek and further North
In Windhoek we stayed at the Urban Camp which is across the road from the famous Joes Pub. Which we visited of course. Interestingly we were warned not to walk back to the camp in the dark even though it was just 500 meters. And I thought South Africa was dangerous. The WiFi at Joes…
Cape Town
Arrived in Cape Town at 4pm and checked in at the Citi Lodge V&A, had a quick shower and hit the V&A Waterfront for some liquid nourishment. This was to be our first and last evening in a hotel. A fun evening celebrating our formal start point. Our first mishap was the leaky water tank,…