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| 4 Caribbean Sailors in the oldest desert, the Namib desert... Jaco, Christelle, Ana and Nate. |
Outjo
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| Nate getting tips from a master "braaier", Jaco. |
About a week before our flight back home, Nate and Ana (S/V Nomad) bought flight tickets to join us in Namibia for a couple of weeks. It fell together with a week-long safari organised by Christelle's parents, Polla and Chrija accompanied by their great friends, Gys and Marlene and our friends Joep and Anita. The 4 of us met in Johannesburg, flew on to Windhoek and traveled together to Outjo. Nate and Ana drove with our friends Anita and Joep in their huge 4x4 truck. (The interior of the truck is not completely finished, but ready for a test drive.)
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| Nate and Ana |
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| The Safari group meeting at Eostha bakery in Outjo. |
Etosha-Safari Lodge
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| Joep and Anita's huge 4x4 truck. |
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| Non-stop nibbling on delicious biltong supplied by Gys. |
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| Sundowners. |
Day one and two we camped at Etosha Safari lodge, just 3 hours drive from Outjo and close to the Okakujo gate at Etosha National Park, making it easy for a day trip to Etosha. Every evening around a big camelthorn fires, the Namibian landlubbers spoiled us with huge quantities of excellent meat supplied by Gys and "braaied" to perfection by Jaco and Joep.
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| Gys opening a bottle of Jagermeister, the Namibian house-wine. |
Namibia is currently suffering from a drought. It is shocking to see the barren plains and farmland with hardly any grass left for grazing.
Every so often there are sand storms leaving us with sand, sand and more sand everywhere inside the tents, cars etc! It is heartbreaking to see our land, animals and farmers struggling to survive.
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| Oryx at the water hole. |
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| Christelle got this picture of the playful Zebra. |
Hoada-Camp
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| Jaco ready with a round of "handbrake rum"... |
Day three and four we camped at Hoada Campsite. A big camp with the sites spread far from one another. They provide for each site a "braai"-area, toilette, hot and cold water showers and a shaded space, all incorporated with the natural rock formations.
To continue our "anchor rum" tradition, a "hand-brake rum" at the end of a hard, hot, dusty drive was much appreciated by all.
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| Ana got his picture of the friendly inquisitive lizard. |
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| and a small boa constrictor snake (luislang) . |
After a day trip driving around exploring the area, we refreshed in Hoada's ice cold rock pool, armed with cold Tafel lagers.
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| Refreshments and laughter with ice cold Tafel Lager! |
The first evening Polla and Chrija served a delicious slow cooking oxtail "potjie", prepared in the traditional Afrikaner 3 leg pot.
The following evening us sailors served Brazilian caiperinhas around the fire with prawn ceviche starters followed by game steak accompanied with Ana's Brazilian black bean stew (feijoada) and Caribbean coconut rice.
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| Sailors choice: Game-fillet stuffed with mushrooms and smoked oysters then wrapped in sheep's lace-fat. |
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| Tafel Lager beer break. |
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| Nate the serious-biltong-eating-photographer! |
Khowarib schlucht comunity Camp
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| Ongongo hot springs at Warmquelle |
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| Khowarib Schlucht. |
Day 5 and 6 we camped at Khowarib Schlucht community campsite. On the way there we stopped at Ongongo hot springs. The clear water, majestic rock formations and lavish green trees offer a splendid pic nic setting.
After the camp was set up, some of us solved the worlds problems in a well engineered man made dam in the shallow river.
For supper Joep and Anita served rohack starters followed by Joep's finger-liken-chicken in a parmasan tomato sauce.
The following day we drove through heavy 4x4 terrain to the water falls where we cooled of and "braai-ed" juicy "boerewors" for lunch.
For supper Gys and Marlene "braai-ed" a delicious lamb rib with potatoes and patats in the fire accompanied with 2 salads, followed with a big bag of quality street chocolate.
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| enjoying our hand made dam |
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| View from the Khowarib camp site. |
The last night of this fabulous safari we stayed at "the film huis" in luxury tents.
Anita, Joep, Nate and Ana went to the OvaHimba site and took these pictres of a traditional himba girl. (We have been there last year)
Here Duncan and Debbie spoiled us with an excellent supper to crown the marvelous trip.
