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Day 10: Lüderitz to Duwisib

2017-03-25T22:39:34+02:00 February 21st, 2017|Categories: Africa, Namibia, Trip Report|

We packed up slowly and only left the backpackers at 10:00. We filled up in Lüderitz and then drove to Aus and stopped at the General Dealer again. We deflated the tyres, bought airtime and tried to draw cash, but the ATM didn’t work. The Church in Aus We took the C13 to [...]

Day 9: Kolmanskop

2017-03-25T21:56:59+02:00 February 20th, 2017|Categories: Africa, Namibia, Trip Report|

We got up before 08:00 and ate Nutrific for breakfast. We got to Kolmanskop (R85 p.p) before 09:00, just in time for the first tour. We spent almost almost three hours there taking thousands of pictures. Afterwards we drove to Dias Point and Grossebucht, not much to see, but the landscape was interesting. We arrived [...]

Day 8: Canyons to Lüderitz

2017-03-25T22:36:51+02:00 February 19th, 2017|Categories: Africa, Namibia, Trip Report|

For Breakfast we ate the lasts rusks and soft rolls with peanut butter and syrup. We drove past the Cañon Roadhouse again and then turned left towards Seeheim. We stopped about halfway at Mount Canyon, a new place that wasn’t there last time Hugo drove on this road. Mount Canyon (the name is apparently not [...]

Day 7: Noordoewer to Fish River Canyon

2017-03-25T22:34:25+02:00 February 18th, 2017|Categories: Africa, Namibia, Trip Report|

Today we finally moved closer to the equator again, after being stuck at the same latitude for three nights. We basically just drove from Noordoewer to Hobas. We made a quick stop at Grünau and then had lunch at the Cañon Roadhouse. The Monkeys shared a Roadhouse Burger (R80) and their famous Amarula Cheesecake (R45). [...]

Day 6: Sendelingsdrif to Noordoewer via Oranjemund

2017-03-25T22:32:57+02:00 February 17th, 2017|Categories: Africa, Namibia, Trip Report|

We got up early again as we wanted an early start. We packed up in good time, but just as we're all ready to get in and go we couldn't close the tailgate. After several attempts we realised the only option is to unload everything and take closer inspection. We couldn't really figure out how [...]

Day 5: Richtersveld

2018-09-19T14:43:44+02:00 February 16th, 2017|Categories: Africa, South Africa, Trip Report|

We set an alarm for the first time and managed to pack up and leave an hour earlier. We also ate cereal for the first time as the rusks supply was getting low.   We decided to first finish the Sun Valley circle route. We came accross another campsite, Bastersfontein, with wooden houses. [...]

Day 4: West Coast to Richtersveld

2018-09-19T14:43:44+02:00 February 15th, 2017|Categories: Africa, South Africa, Trip Report|

This time we really woke with the ocean thundering right next to us. In the misty morning air we made coffee and ate rusks again. We manage to leave by 09:30, but first the Go Pro had to be fixed onto the Snorkel to get a FPV of us potentially getting stuck trying to get [...]

Day 3: West Coast

2018-09-19T14:43:44+02:00 February 14th, 2017|Categories: Africa, South Africa, Trip Report|

We stayed in bed until the sun baked us out. For breakfast we had coffee and rusks, which the Swiss prefer to eat dry as they don't like the crumbles in their coffee. At 10:00 we are finally packed up and drive through Lambert's Bay again.  We stop at the Transnet road control point to [...]

Day 2: Yzerfontein to Lamberstbaai

2018-09-19T14:43:44+02:00 February 13th, 2017|Categories: Africa, South Africa, Trip Report|

We woke up at 08:00 clock with the sound of waves not too far away. We ate some of the left-over buns of yesterday’s picnic with some peanut butter and syrup. Over coffee we talked for a long time and only left at Yzerfonteint at 10:00.

Day 1: Cape Point – Yzerfontein

2018-09-19T14:43:20+02:00 February 12th, 2017|Categories: Africa, South Africa, Trip Report|

We initially planned on starting the trip on the 13th of February, but Hugo's parents wanted to have a proper farewell, so we decided to leave on Sunday the 12th. Lying in bed the morning Hugo googled whether we needed a visa for Tanzania or not. The Answer: Yes! Oh well, we'll just have to [...]