Category: Namibia

  • Never say never
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    Never say never

    I have no plans to do this ( “never say never” ) but…. if I was to set up a conservation project, how would I […]

  • Reflections
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    Reflections

    Today I leave my ‘digs’ in Namibia for what will be a 33 hour journey of long flights and poor connections to get home. I […]

  • Spirit of a nation – Namibia
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    Spirit of a nation – Namibia

    I have now travelled Namibia for four weeks. A time when I can only scratch the surface, but these are my observations. Firstly, the Church […]

  • Tracking leopards.
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    Tracking leopards.

    Two posts again today. One and a half hours south of Otjibamba is the Okonjima Nature Reserve, where the AfriCat Organisation is based. The reserve […]

  • How do you hide a giraffe?
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    How do you hide a giraffe?

    From the Cheetah Conservation Fund we drove to the Otjibamba Lodge, two hours south of Etosha, where I would spend two nights of R&R. No […]

  • In memory of Sivas
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    In memory of Sivas

    2 posts today! Sivas was a very handsome example of a Turkish breed of dog called a Kangal. Lost to us in March of this […]

  • The Great White Plains
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    The Great White Plains

    Finally, I make it to Etosha National Park. Etosha meaning the Great White Plains, referring to the huge salt pan at its centre. A lake […]

  • Where to find gold?
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    Where to find gold?

    Eldorado would be our first stop 500km north east from Windhoek and just 7km south of the Etosha National Park. The second part of my […]

  • Change of Plan
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    Change of Plan

    I have taken the decision to depart two weeks early from the EHRA project. A decision understood and agreed by all my new friends and […]

  • Top Team
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    Top Team

    Andreas (the Boss), Herman ( Ele guru), Phillip (star builder)