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Updated Information
Witt & Jen
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
808km |
Meals
Leftover Chili |
Weather |
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Near Kanye, Botswana |
02 June, 2004 |
Motse Lodge camping |
24°57.516’S
25°20.655’E |
Odometer: 24823km |
Sunny, 85(F)degrees
[day]
cold[night] |
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We left camp this morning at about 730 and
reached the Botswana border by 9am. After two quick, polite, and efficient
visits to border offices (on the Namibia and Botswana sides), we were on
our way into Botswana by 930. We stopped for a quick lunch and for fuel,
then decided to drive after dark to reach Kanye (near the South African
border). We encountered just two potholes in 800 km, very little traffic
and few people. After a little delay trying to find the lodge, we set up
camp and re-heated last night’s leftover chili for dinner. It was getting
very cold, so we dug our extra sleeping bags out of the storage box on the
roof and brought them into the tent with us. |
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Updated Information
Graham & Connie |
Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
355km |
Meals
Big samwiches, pork chops |
Weather |
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Aus, Namibia |
02 June, 2004 |
Klein Aus Vista |
26°39.355’S
16°14.063’E |
Odometer: 26429km |
Cool 75(F), degrees |
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In the morning we wandered around Hammerstein
and saw the animals they had. A mad zebra who took a liking to Slade and
rusks and was nicknamed Squealer because that’s what he did, another
purring cheetah and a young leopard who seemed alternatively happy and
unhappy. Then we hit the road to blast down to Aus. Vicky and Slade were
hoping to get some horse riding in, but the place they were going to,
Klein Aus Vista, no longer offered that service. We decided to camp there
anyway, because their campsite was so pleasant. It was set in rock cliffs
with few people and hot showers. We drove down the road to a waterhole to
see if we could find some of the Garub wild horses. We did see several and
one came up to the waterhole to drink. Back at Klien Aus we stopped in the
bar for drinks before heading back to the campsite for food and sleep. |
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Graham argues with Squealer
over a rusk |
People taste good! |
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Updated Information
Graham & Connie |
Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
272km |
Meals
Full English breakfast, Milkshakes,
Braai'd chicken |
Weather |
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Aus, Namibia |
03 June 2004 |
Klein Aus Vista |
26°39.355’S
16°14.063’E |
Odometer: 26701km |
Cool 75(F), degrees |
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We spent the day in Luderitz
and surroundings. We toured the diamond ghost town of Kolmanskop. Unlike
such places in the US where you are not allowed into the buildings, in
Kolmanskop you are allowed to go inside the houses, some of which have
been mostly reclaimed by the desert sand. There is glass and detritus
everywhere, but it is very interesting. Slade was selected to bowl in the
ancient bowling alley after claiming to be the South African bowling
champion. At least he hit the pins! We then went back to Klein Aus Vista
for another night, and discovered that David and Nadine had been there two
days before and we had just missed them. |
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Slade takes a sand bath |
Almost back to the desert |
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Updated Information
Witt & Jen
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Date |
Camp Site or Accommodations |
GPS |
Distance Today:
327km |
Meals
Game meat on the braai |
Weather |
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Near Johannesburg (Jo'burg),
South Africa |
03 June, 2004 |
Vanessa and Gordon's house |
XX°XX.XXX’S
XX°XX.XXX’E |
Odometer: 25150km |
Sunny, 88(F)
degrees
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We were very grateful for our sleeping bags
last night. We must not be accustomed to cold weather because we both
expected to open the tent to find frost on the car. It hadn’t gotten quite
that cold, but it must’ve been close! After a hot shower for Witt and
breakfast, we got on the road for Johannesburg. We passed through the
South African border (again it was quick and efficient) at about 11am. By
early afternoon we were near Pretoria, and experienced a culture shock
with sightings of a McDonald’s restaurant (our first in at least 4 months
since Morocco), shopping malls, free ways, and traffic jams. We arrived at
Slade’s sister’s house at about 5pm. After packing for our flight to
Kilimanjaro, Vanessa and Gordon, along with a few other family members,
treated us to a wonderful braai. We showed them some of our photos on our
laptop and discussed our trip. We went to bed at about 11pm. |
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On to Tanzania for Witt & Jen and More of Namibia
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