Two hards days for our trusty driver and bumpy ones for us as we drove south on gravel roads to get to Luderitz, a port town in the south of Namibia that provides access to the ‘ghost towns’ of Kolmanskoppe and Elizabeth Bay (intriguingly often referred to here as E-Bay!) each of which would offerContinue reading “On gravel roads to Luderitz and beyond”
Tag Archives: Namibia
Etosha
Renowned for its wildlife, Etosha covers a very large area of Northern Namibia and was set up as a national park in the mid- twentieth century. Currently, though, the unusual weather seems to be creating different patterns of behaviour in the animals. We saw towers of giraffe – Southern giraffes, differently marked from those inContinue reading “Etosha”
Tracking leopards
It’s not yet 7am and, after a good night’s sleep, I’m sitting in front of my very comfortable room at Ai Aiba Lodge enjoying the soft light on prehistoric boulders across the valley. The early morning silence is disturbed only by the creatures who live here, birds, baboons, giraffes and many that go unseen. It’sContinue reading “Tracking leopards”
Living the Journey 