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Some very angry and protective geese at the hotel. That’s a lot of goslings! We were all very happy to see L and B walk in while we were having dinner. They had pumped L full of fluids as she was dangerously dehydrated and given her something for equally dangerously low blood pressure. L was...

I love a good waterfall. Augrabies must be spectacular with a lot of water flowing over it. Hyrax. Super cute little babies. About six soccer games on the go as we drove down the road to and from the national park. We’re on the Quiver Tree route. I’d had no idea what a quiver tree was...

We arrived at our hotel in Kakamas Home - Kakamas Hotel and the hlos were complaining again. “Why aren’t we staying in the town?” They wanted to shop for their own food and not have to cough up at the hotel. Just grrrr. the hotel is surrounded by vineyards More importantly Misheck had...

Sat, 17 Aug, 323 km yep, another beautiful sunrise We stopped at the bushman camp at the intersection out onto the main road. Uncle and nephew. The uncle was a lovely guy, the nephew a little shy. What a life being a photo opportunity for travellers. I gladly handed over some money, but...

I managed to briefly see a secretary bird but was too slow to get my camera or phone out in time to get a shot. Gladly bAlt saw it as well. Kori bustard, followed by some ostrich summer melons, loved by both animals and the bushman We went back to the lodge for lunch where the resident...

As always, a beautiful African sunrise greeted us. A simple breakfast buffet, with a couple of hot selections, before we headed in for the morning drive. If we’d been at Molopo we would have just had one, but being just a few km from the gate meant we would have morning and afternoon drives...

then into the park we drove. Met at the park gates by a yellow mongoose then lots of ground squirrels Then bAlt spotted some meerkats!! I could hear no Russian accents No idea why this ground squirrel was hanging around with Sergei Wildlife was pretty scarce. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier...

Stopped for an impromptu geology lesson not far out of town. Very interesting stuff for some of us. We’re both loving the rock formations As you can see we were back on gravel Some smooth, some not so smooth. We had a meeting with another Kiboko bus on its way up to Vic Falls. This is a...

One of the Goondiwindi dames had not been well for a few days. Her activity had started to drop away, and she'd hardly been running around from the start. Eating less, even no whiskey with dinner. The group was asking how she was but we kept getting the same stoic response. On the way to Canyon...

Very happy toothbrush and toothpaste purchaser Excellent breakfast yet I chose a donut ball, boiled eggs and sausage rolls :) Ok, I did have fruit and yoghurt first

We got up early in the morning in the hope that maybe they had tooth gear in the small lodge shop. No luck, but, they had them in the staff shop!! Win!! Spent some time wandering around the lodge. It is truly beautiful. I think the trip should stay here two nights and offer a canyon tour and...

and misunderstood an instruction from Misheck so just about missed the sunset that he had intended to drive to another viewpoint to see. The canyon went dark and was a dark drive back to the lodge. We should have just stayed at the amazing lodge and soaked it in. The lodge building is...

Through some of the first vines we’d seen, date palm groves, a distillery and onto the gravel towards Canyon Village. CANYON VILLAGE I was surprised when we’d been told this was tonight’s lodge as we’d been told we’d be staying at The Roadhouse instead. Canyon Village was another of my ‘really...

Wed, 14 Aug 653 km. Super long drive and of course, some sealed, some very rough roads Destination - Canyon Village, Gondwana Collection Namibia Up in the dark due to the length of the drive and that Misheck wanted us at breakfast before the horrible European groups. He’d decided to change the...

The wind had calmed down by the time we got back to Desert Camp. We went up to the bar and had a few bevvies before being driven back to the main lodge for dinner. Far fewer people this time, so much more pleasant. This is what was in our shoes after the Big Daddy climb, even after we’d emptied...

10 started the climb, three made it including bAlt (of course). Taken by bAlt, our two Italian truck mates front and centre the view from the top and I got within about 200m of where I could see bAlt and our Italian trip mates up in front of me. The two minute run down the dune side (face?)...

these rocks looked like brains Dune 45 then drove to the car park where the shuttle runs to Big Daddy and Deadvlei. Misheck was paying for the shuttle to the drop off and we would pay for the return. It was already quite hot and the wind was forecast to pick up by 11. These were why Misheck...

Tue, 13 Aug - full day Namib-Naukluft National Park On the itinerary this is literally the only day that mentions walking, of any distance. A 5 km walk is suggested. When asked about this the day before Misheck had said it was not going to happen. Just not enough time. We could walk up dune 45...

Lodge disappointment two. Originally Desert Quiver Camp Stay at Desert Quiver Camp, Namibia - Self-catering Accommodation only 5km from the entrance to Sossusvlei, Deadvlei & the Namib Desert! but changed to Desert Camp Stay at Desert Camp, Namibia - Self-Catering accommodation only 5km from the...

Some amazing landscapes as we went deep into the Namib Desert. Across a couple of passes. Crossed the Tropic of Capricorn which for Aussies is no big deal but was for our Italians more amazing landscape Saw a rental 4WD twin cab on its side off to one side of the road. Euro tourists...