With about fifteen goats in the back of his two-wheel drive 15 year old Nissan pickup Simon was eager to get his cargo to Okahao, about forty miles away. Grant’s face grew several shades darker red when I asked Simon to wait just a few minutes. We’d traveled more than halfway to Opuwo from Tsandi. […]
Our first night camping in Etosha National Park in Namibia was bliss. Barely leaving our campsite we were treated to a wildlife show that unfolded slowly in front of our eyes. From the sunset atop the castle-esque tower complete with gangly giraffes as drifting silhouettes on the horizon to a show of rhinoceroses, elephants, springbok […]
Wildebeest on the savannah. Burchell’s Zebra everywhere. I hope he has a good chiropractor. Stunning sunsets in Etosha National Park. Note the Rhino. Why the long face? A Red Hartebeest on his knees and Springbok share a drink from the same pool. Catching a little cat nap after an early morning catch. Martial Eagle keeps […]
In preparing for our road trip to Etosha National Park it occurred to all three of us motorcycle travelers that we’d be afforded a few luxuries that we don’t get when traveling by bike. First, we could bring a cooler and keep food, drinks and wine cool from the scorching heat of the harsh Namibian […]
Ever since losing my friends Grant & Julie during aborted trip to the Drakensberg, I’ve actually missed traveling with them. Though I did meet them again in Cape Town for one night before heading to Namibia, we both knew that at some point we’d spend some time traveling through Africa. Thanks to the wonderful world […]
