Stories from our overland travels in Africa – newest first
July 16th – 22nd, 2022 Here, deep in Kaokoland and all the way at the top of Namibia the Okarohombo Community Campsite gazes across the Kunene river to Angola. It is lovely. In ten days we had to be in Maun, Botswana, to meet our friends for a long planned tandem trip into the Moremi…
July 10th – 15th, 2022 Note: We have finished our trip and are back home in California. I will continue to update the blog through the end of our trip. Morning came to our wild camp with warm yellow sunlight and distant sounds of livestock and people. There must have been Himba living nearby. Though…
July 1st – 10th, 2022 Crossing the border into Namibia felt like a little like victory. Even though our trip is not over yet (we fly home in September) we were, more or less, coming full circle from where we had departed last October. The goal now was to spend some time up in the…
June 23rd – 30th, 2022 The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) is different than many other parks. Enormous. Dry. Hot. And with that deceiving empty feeling characteristic of deserts, yet actually full of life and activity to the careful observer. Jenny and I have often remarked that we wouldn’t recommend a visit to the CKGR…
