Camping Trip Naukluft

Spent 5 days camping in the Naukluft nature reseve in the Namib Desert. Amazing place, was quite green after the rains. The streams are fed by springs and flow all year round.

Day Trip to Namib Grens Spreetshoogte

Rain Clouds Looming.
Camp Site at Namib Grens, well organised and a beautiful place.

Did a day trip with friends and had a picnic at the edge of the Namib Desert, at a campsite called Namib Grens. We have had so much rain the last month, you can hardly believe that we were next to the desert. Nice walks and natural springs in the area.

Vacation December 2008

The sandbank at the entrance to Walvis bay harbour. The old port control tower in the background long since abandoned.

Exploration Oil Rig at the mouth of the harbour of Walvis Bay. Seals in the foreground.

Back in Namibia, hills behind Wlotskasbaken. Did a sundowner ride into the desert New Years Eve.

Main Road in Western Zambia

Sunrise over the Zambezi

Sunrise over the Zambezi (Khibbu Lodge)

Came across this Elephant next to the main road travelling through the Caprivi Strip





Mahangu Lodge, on the Okavango River, where we spent a few nights on the way up to Zambia


Went to Khibbu Kamp in Zambia for the December holidays. First spent a few nights at Mahangu Lodge in the Caprivi, then across to Zambia where we spent Christmas. Went home via Wlotska back to Windhoek

Tennis Club Fishing Competition at Wlotzkasbaken

View of Wlotska from the house

Mac trying to persuade Stefan that he has to eat the "fish eye" as part of his initiation into the team.

Andre With his Catch

Damara Terns on the beach

Off - Roading in the Dunes near Walvis Bay

Some pictures of friends and I off roading on the sand dunes near Walvis Bay. Great Fun.

Classic Air Travel - Windhoek

Friend Leon next to the newly acquired DC3

NCA's DC6

An Air Namibia pilot friend invited me yesterday to Eros Airport to have a look at the new DC3 that Namibia Commercial Aviation acquired for its classic fleet. It is an ex South African Rovos Rail DC3 and will compliment NCA's DC6. I also had a look at the DC6, a beautifully restored aircraft.

I did not have my camera, but took a few quick snaps with my cell phone.

The Air Namibia Flight Home from Katima Mulilo

The B1900 waiting for us on the tarmac at Mpacha (Katima Mulilo)

There was nearly a riot at Mpacha (Katima Mulilio) Airport Monday afternoon whilst checking in for the B1900 flight to Eros Windhoek.

The clever Air Namibia check- in clerk booked in so much excess baggage (from foreign hunting tourists) that the plane was overweight.

“We have a problem”, announced the Air Namibia clerk just before boarding, “we are overweight”.

“Why did you book in that excess luggage” was our reply. No answer.

What to do now.

They took all the luggage off the plane.

Then what to do.

After deliberation, they decided to weigh the passengers. That was going to be no use I thought, as one glance around, there were only fatties on this flight. Still, one by one we all took turns on the scale, and yes we were now more overweight than before.

Now what to do. We all stood around waiting.

Then our not so favourite Air Namibia chap announced, “we will have to leave baggage behind”.

This resulted in a new mass protest…."take off the hunters excess baggage", everyone protested, “we are all under our allowable weight”. But our not so endearing Air Namibia clerk did not think this was a good idea. Then the shouting started, and everyone braced themselves for fisticuffs. No one was going to leave their bags behind just so the hunters could take their excess baggage along and the hunters were just as determined not to leave their precious weaponry behind.

Now what to do. And once again we waited.

Then our Air Namibia chap said, “we need a few volunteers to leave their bags behind”. So reluctantly, as it was now getting late, a few pax volunteered their baggage, just so we could get going.

“Still need another 6 kg” shouted our Air Nam guy. "Ok ok" , I gave them my 6 kg bag which they promised to send by Nampost.The luggage was re-loaded on the plane, and we were soon on our way, my 6kg bag having saved the day.

Of course, no thanks from the foreign hunting tourists.