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January 31, 2020 Gary The build-up

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La Alborada ... Midnight fireworks to ring in Dece

La Alborada ... Midnight fireworks to ring in December and Christmas ... However the tradition has its roots in drug trafficking.

Happy Halloween! #medellin #sabaneta #colombia #h

Happy Halloween!

#medellin #sabaneta #colombia #halloween

Happy traveliversary! Four years ago we started ou

Happy traveliversary! Four years ago we started our travels ... what a journey it has been!

#traveliversary #fulltimetravel #worldschooling

Lüderitz was a new town for all of us. First sto

Lüderitz was a new town for all of us.

First stop were the wild horses outside Aus. We were worried that there wouldn't be any horses at the waterhole. But, there was no need to worry as we counted 60 horses!

Kolmanskop (Kolmanskuppe) was amazing. In 1908 the first diamond was found and it quickly became one of the richest towns in Africa, with over 5 million carats of diamonds mined between 1908 and 1914. Its demise started in 1928 with the discovery of diamonds to the south and the last residents moved away in the 1950s. New residents are the sand family!

And for a different experience, we stayed in the old lighthouse on Shark Island. Views from the tower were spectacular!

#wildhorsesnamibia #luderitznamibia #kolmanskop #worldschooling

Sunrises and vast open spaces! We continued south

Sunrises and vast open spaces!

We continued southward and drove from Swakopmund to Sesriem/Sossusvlei and on to Aus.

Last year we didn't get to climb one of the taller dunes so we packed the tents away in the dark, drove to Dune 45, climbed to the top and watched the sunrise. Definitely worth the effort. (And the next day the wind was howling, dune climbing would have been unpleasant to say the least).
Instead we visited Sesriem Canyon and saw a natural light sabre. Sunlight was shining through a hole and reflecting off the airborne sand particles, creating a brightly illuminated shaft of light.
If you are in southern Namibia, do yourself a favour and take the D707 road; the views are expansive!

#sesriem #sossusvlei #dune45 #ausnamibia #worldschooling

We enjoyed some downtime and cooler weather in Swa

We enjoyed some downtime and cooler weather in Swakopmund. Plus we did a couple of activities we missed when we were there last year.

The 'living desert' tour is amazing. The guides do a wonderful job of finding the smaller creatures ... Sidewinder snake (only 30cm long), Palmato 'Haribo' Gecko, and Shovel-snouted Lizard ... to name a few. Plus a geology lesson on magnetite. Fun & interesting school lessons!

And there was the trip to Sandwich Bay where the dunes come right to the sea. It was high tide when we were there so there wasn't much driving between the base of the dunes and the sea but the views from the top of the dunes made up for it. And lunch was delicious. Thank you @tommystoursandsafaris

And then there were things we haven't grown tired of ... breakfast bagels at @bojoscafe and looking at flamingos!

And with our batteries recharged it was time to continue southwards.

#swakopmund #livingdesert #sandwichbay #worldschooling

Next stop Namibia! We rested for a couple of nigh

Next stop Namibia!

We rested for a couple of nights at our favourite campsite in Windhoek, @urbancampnet Then it was off to Waterberg Plateau where we were greeted by some warthogs. After Janice's run-in with a warthog last year she took no chances and climbed up on top of the bakkie.

Enroute to Etosha, we stopped off at the Hoba meteorite. It's 80,000 years old, has a volume of 6.5m3 and a staggering weight of 60 tonnes!

Then it was time to visit Etosha. We had a couple of different sightings. Firstly a hyena walked up to the waterhole at Halali, lay down and died (it appeared to have a cut on a hind leg). While it was alive, the zebras were very wary. Once it had died, they didn't realise there was a hyena next to them and would happily drink. All was good until they did realise that it wasn't a furry rock but a hyena! Panic!

And at Okaukuejo waterhole a very young (1 year old?) elephant came down to drink. All by itself and with no herd. Very unusual. A large herd came down an hour later and after initially hanging back, it left with them. People on FB had seen this baby for the previous 2 weeks so it appears to be doing OK.

Unfortunately the dust took its toll on our bodies (we'd been in dusty conditions for the last 2 months0 and we needed a break from the dry air. We skipped our night at Olifantsrus campsite, at Brandberg and at Spitzkoppe and headed to the cold and foggy Swakopmund.

#namibia #waterberg #hoba #etosha #babyelephant #worldschooling

And here's the full video of the elephant coming u

And here's the full video of the elephant coming up to us.
My phone was resting on the side mirror to keep it stable while I was filming.
So it looks like the elephant had walked past the vehicle when, in fact, he was in line with the driver's door!

Next stop the Boteti River, well riverbed, and the

Next stop the Boteti River, well riverbed, and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

We arrived at Khumaga at midday and it was hot and there was no at the campsite so we decided to drive along the river.

And wow! The riverbed was full of zebras, wildebeests and elephants. It was like a Nat Geo documentary. And then around 3pm all the animals starting leaving and by sunset the riverbed was empty.

Anyway we parked up next to an elephant path and watched a couple of elephants walk up the path, rub against the tree and walk away on the other side of the tree. Well, one elephant decided to walk up to us. That was the closest I've ever had a wild elephant come to me ... I could have touched the tip of his trunk! Almost needed to change my pants.

Then it was off into the Central Kalahari. Got to see Honey Badgers foraging in the day, a pair of bat-eared foxes, realised how long Gemsbok (Oryx) antlers are (used Amelia as a measuring stick) and had a remote campsite at Motopi (our closest neighbours were at Tsau Gate, a 40km drive away).

Oh and on the cutline road outside the park, we got stuck (again)! But luckily not for long 😊

And that was the end of our adventurous 5 weeks in Botswana.

#botswana #botetiriver #ckgr #centralkalahari #thatelephantwasclose #worldschooling

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