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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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are both marked with small arrows pointing
the way, though while coming down, I couldn't find where the path splits
into two -- so I wound up taking the steep path down (which actually is
better, as it's much less slippery, especially on the way down). At the top
is a great view of the national park, and as I looked off into the distance,
I noticed a black cloud with a sheet of rain coming towards me. Uh-oh, I
thought... I should get down before that comes here -- and I managed to
climb down just in time, as the rain started as soon as I reached the car.
Sitting in the car for shelter from the rain, I was quite hot after the
hike, so as soon as the rain turned into a light drizzle, I made my way to
the park's fantastic two-circle swimming pool and jumped in. The drizzle
soon stopped, and others began returning to the pool as well. A British dad
and son jumped in (with the mom staying by the poolside), and I chatted with
them a bit, but at the sound of thunder, I decided to get out: the last
thing I needed was to get stuck in mud on the dirt road out of there.
Drying off, I figured the afternoon game drive would be cancelled due to the
rain, and wound up leaving at 3:30pm. It was good timing, for just as I
finished with the dirt road and hit the tarred highway, the rain started
coming down in buckets for most of the drive into Windhoek.
Arriving into the capital, the rain finally let up a bit, and a beautiful
rainbow appeared off in the distance. For the night, I had booked myself at
the Thuringer Hof Hotel in the center of downtown, but wasn't sure if I'd
spend one night in the city or two (it turned out to be one). The hotel
wasn't fancy, but was more than adequate, as they're run by Namibian Resorts
International -- the same people who run the Strand Hotel in Swakopmund.
It's an older hotel, renovated
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See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
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Cape Verde Gallery
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Kenya Gallery
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Lesotho Gallery
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Malawi Gallery
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Mauritius Gallery
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Swaziland Gallery
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Tanzania Gallery
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Zambia Gallery
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Zimbabwe Gallery
I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
Thank you
Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20