Category: Namibia
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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 do this? How can you make them really count? I have had many hours to ponder this over the last 2 weeks. Of course there is always the tea and…
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Reflections : Namibia
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 will finally have time to open the book I brought with me, but have been too busy to read! Time now, sitting in a gorgeous coffee shop in downtown Windhoek,…
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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 is very important in the lives of the people. They practise their faith, taking moral guidance, support and cleansing of evil from the preacher. One person said to me, ”…
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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 is 47,000 hectares of beautiful savannah ( what the South Africans would call bushveld) and small rocky outcrops. This really felt like the ‘bush’. My room there was a pretty…
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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 6am start, no long road journeys ( named as an “African Massage”, where every bone in your body jumps up and down as if you are in a wheat thresher)…
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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 year. It was with great excitement and intrigue that I read about the Cheetah Conservation Fund, CCF, located south of Etosha, that as a side line breed Kangals! All this…
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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 of salt taking up 23% of the parks total 22,270 km2 ( that’s bigger than Wales again). The last time the pan had a few centimetres of water in it…
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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 Namibia trip would be more about wildlife, landscapes and big skies but I was also keen to understand where are in the country wildlife lives and how this is managed…
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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 colleagues. This is not the end of my new altruistic streak – far from it- but it just feels right to see more of Namibia before I leave. You can…
