Monday, April 2, 2018

Namibia: March 2018

Our last weeks on the African continent were spent in Namibia. Desert landscapes like we've never seen before. Big spaces and even bigger skies. Here are some photos of places we visited -- all in the southern part of the country.

Arrival in Lüderitz
Kolmanskop -- once thriving during the diamond mining rush of the early 20th century, now a ghost town covered in sand



Railways built and never used

Desert house near on the road from Kolmanskop to Aus

Wild desert horses near Aus

World War I gun emplacement near Aus

Sunset atop boulders near Aus

At Fish River Canyon

Fish River Canyon, said to be the second largest canyon after the Grand Canyon in the US




Quiver trees


Overnight at Burgsdorf Guest house -- the rhinos were a surprise!

...as were the cheetahs!

Lola enjoyed the playful kitties -- sisters raised from cubs by the rehabilitation program at Burgsdorf.


Oryx in the desert

Spectacular dunes at Sossusvlei

Jana on Dune 45

Sunset on Dune 45: a perfect wedding photo op!


Jackal near Diaz Point, near Lüderitz 
Diaz Point Lighthouse, near Lüderitz 



South Africa: December 2017 - March 2018

Some photos from scenic South Africa


Simon's Town and Western Cape Peninsula

Arrival in Simon's Town


Ostriches at the Cape of Good Hope


Haulout in Simon's Town


Western Cape water shortages, December 2017

Simon's Town -- view to the anchorage with Momo

Western Cape vineyards -- Stellenbosch and Franschoek road trip


Wildlife in South Africa: Big and Small
























Xmas with Mario!



Mario with Lola and Jana: December 2017 on Momo

Mario with Lola and Jana: 2006 in La Paz, Mexico

Struwwelpeter!


Departing South Africa


Last evening in Simon's Town




Seals in the harbor
Dolphins escorted us out 


Lola and Jana and dolphins all around... 

Goodbye, South Africa: Sailing around the Cape Point lighthouse with a view to the Cape of Good Hope