Holy Crap Adventures

A relatively short five hour drive from Windhoek and I’ve reached the edge of Namibia, on the Atlantic coast, specifically the city of Swakopmund. Swakopmund is considered the adventure capital of Namibia. It’s true, if you want to go parasailing, skydiving, boating, surfing, or riding dunes, this is the place. The city, however, is just a quiet, peaceful seaside town. Namibia was a German colony in the late 19th century, so many of the businesses and streets have German names…

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It’s a relatively short drive north from Otjiwarongo to our next stop, Etosha National Park, Namibia’s premier wildlife park. After checking in at the gate we made our way to our first “camp”, Okaukuejo. The camp is actually more like a little village or apartment complex. Then after checking in for our accommodation, we went straight to the Okaukuejo watering hole where you can sit on park benches and watch animals come by to drink. You don’t really even have…

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I got my 4X4, my camping gear, groceries, and I picked up Mom. Now it’s time to hit the road, so we headed north toward the town of Otjiwarongo, where we’ll be spending the next two nights. First we have to take a detour through the small Okonjima Game Reserve. Pretty much as soon as we enter the gate, we see two white rhinos. Moms first time in Africa, first safari, and she bags a pair of rhinos on the…

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