Day 279: Meteorite Fragments

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Sun. 19th May 2013 The alarm is set for 5:30am, half an hour earlier than necessary, to see the sunrise and take a peep at the waterhole before breakfast. However the animals have decided to have a lie in and …

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Day 278: The Lions Were In A Meeting…

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Sat. 18th May 2013 …the elephants were having a love-in and the rhino was doing an Eeyore and standing all by himself looking forlorn. We’ve just had an amazing day with the animals. Our long-term average has been around 70 …

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Day 277: Two Down, Two To Go

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Fri. 17th May 2013 Today everyone is excited as we are heading to Etosha National Park in search of the four of the big five African animals that can be seen here. They are elephant, rhino, leopard and lion but …

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Day 276: Going Back In Time

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Thur. 16th May 2013 We need to make up for lost time today as we failed to fit the Petrified Forest into the yesterday afternoon. This means that we have an early start once again. The Petrified Forest is, however, …

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Day 275: Goodbye Desert Sands

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Wed. 15th May 2013 As we leave Swakopmund there is still sand all around us and as we look at the road it does not seem to be either tarmac or dirt. The answer was it is salt and it …

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Day 274: Never Assume

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Tues. 14th May 2013 One of my little pet mottos is “never assume”. Sadly, that doesn’t prevent me from falling into that trap every now and again. Just because it has been sunny and (very) hot every day since we …

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Day 273: I Can See The Sea

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Mon. 13th May 2013 From Hammerstein to the sea at Swakopmund is some 430km travelling over yet more dirt tracks. What else would you expect in Africa? Our first stop is the very small town of Solitaire which according to …

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Day 272: Dune Roamin’

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Sun. 12th May 2013 When we left Cape Town, we did so at the same time as another tour following essentially the same route but are camping rather than staying in hotels / lodges. We are discovering that there are …

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Day 271: African Massage

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Sat. 11th May 2013 After a plentiful breakfast at the hotel we load up into Janis, our now very familiar adventure vehicle, and head off on our long drive. Any drinks needed on the way are stored in a big …

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Day 270: World’s Second Canyon

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Fri. 10th May 2013 Today we are heading to the Fish River Canyon which, we are told, is the second biggest canyon in the world. It is this thought that tears us away from the idyllic cabañas we stayed in …

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