Well, I’m back and I don’t even
know where to start telling you about the 6,000 kilometre, 4 week
road / overland trip I have just returned from.
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| My "home" for 4 weeks |
Some 3,000 images are going to take a while to sort through, select and edit, and I haven’t got a clue as to how I am going to update you, through this blog, on such an epic journey.
But for now here is a brief summary of our itinerary…….
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| Trans Kalahari Highway |
Ten of us, in six 4x4 vehicles of
varying shapes & sizes (mine being the smallest!) set off on the
30th October for Etosha Pan in northern Namibia. We took 5
days to travel there (it is 2,000 km away after all!) via the
Trans-Kalahari Highway (Botswana) and then north from Windhoek,
through Namibia.
Once at Etosha, we spent 6 days
exploring the National Park,
- panting in the heat,
- blown away by the wide open vistas,
- witnessing hundreds of zebra and dozens of elephant, amongst many other animals drinking at the waterholes,
- lions lolling in the sun,
- ostrich chicks huddling in the shadow of a parent,
- billowing dust devils twisting on the horizon………….
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| Lioness on a zebra kill |
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| A "white" elephant of Etosha |
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| Water in Etosha Pan |
Then we reluctantly but with great expectations moved on, to travel to the Chobe River via the Caprivi Strip of north
eastern Namibia.
Again, we took our time, stopping for 1
night here, 2 nights there and making small detours to see places of
interest.
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| Fishermen on the Kavango River |
A highlight of this phase was 3 nights
spent at a bush camp deep in the eastern Caprivi, on the shore of the
Kwando River. It was a place of peace, birds, reeds and water.
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| Crocodile bait? |
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| Afternoon on the Kwando River |
Three nights on the Chobe River at
Kasane was enough for us to do a river cruise or two, a quick trip to
Victoria Falls for some, and a game drive for others. The Chobe River
valley is a visually stunning place but a bit full of people for us
after some of the wild areas we had already been through.
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| Elephant on the Chobe River |
In my next posting I will continue the
journey..........
(Thanks to Cath, Bud, Mervyn, Carol, John, Rose, Dieter, Mary & Hans for the laughs and company)
(Thanks to Cath, Bud, Mervyn, Carol, John, Rose, Dieter, Mary & Hans for the laughs and company)
16 comments:
wow wow wow! Just love the last image - I am extremely jealous of your trip Sue. Look forward to hearing more.
Thanks Jackie. I'm still trying to get back to reality.... Can't sleep - missing my thin mattress, hard ground and blue nylon ceiling :)
I can see the pictures are going to be a real treat - I too like the last one best, but they're all lovely. What a journey you've had... (I think this is where a blog comes into it's own - a fabulous way to record an epic such as this for posterity, AND be able to share it, don't you think?)
Caroline
Please more!!! Can't wait to see more of your adventure through your words and pictures! Thank you for sharing.
Hi Sue, thanks for keeping my dreams alive ... not that I am bored, but your stories make me want to come back more often and sooner. Looking forward to the next installment :).Dirk.
P.S. This last one IS indeed a beautiful picture.
Hi Caroline, thanks for your kind words. Yes, sharing with others is what I suppose we all blog for - it's just great to know that it's working, by getting the feedback from yourselves...
Sue
hello Ruth. Thanks for your comment. I think you should also start a blog, I love your updates on fb. Sue
Hi Dirk, thanks:)I am eagerly looking forward to more photos & updates from your own adventures this last year.......
Stunning pics Coral - especially the last one ... the Caprivi is indeed a stunning area, I don't spend enough time there ...
... can't wait for the next instalment ... but take your time, don't rush through editing those pics ...
good stuff!!
Thanks Graham:) You are so lucky to be so close to some exceptionally beautiful parts of Africa - I was also blown away by Etosha, & will definitely be revisiting northern Namibia (once I have "done" the south, got to East Africa, seen some of South America..........)
The pics will be a slow process - my concentration levels only allow for dipping in every now and again - makes for some nice surprises when I discover forgotten gems!
Hi Coral .. reminded me so much of my trips through the Bush .. am so looking forward to seeing more.
These kind of journeys are just wonderful .. til next time - cheers Hilary
Bush journeys are wonderful aren't they Hilary. I feel very privileged that I can do these still, and am able to share the stories and images with others.
Thanks for the comments,
Sue
Hi, Sue, looking forward to more ... your pictures make me dream. Bert & Tineke
Thanks Bert & Tineke. I hope you come out again soon and I will join you!
A long journey but it looks well worth it. I look forward to hearing more about the adventure and seeing the beautiful landscape and animals.
Thank you Joyful. The distance covered was long but it was a great way of seeing, although fleetingly, the landscapes of Botswana and Namibia, the people and villages, the animals, trees and plants - much more than I could take photos of.....
The memories will always be there.
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