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  • Back to Base Camp
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    Back to Base Camp

    After a week of building walls we are back at base camp. Top priority, to queue for the showers after a week of physical toil […]

  • Africa Unplugged Part 3
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    Africa Unplugged Part 3

    Wall. Two thirds of the way to completion

  • Africa Unplugged Part 2
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    Africa Unplugged Part 2

    At the build site. Location unknown (somewhere near Okaumbaaha village). Camping near an open farm of cattle and goats in the middle of what is […]

  • Africa Unplugged Part 1
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    Africa Unplugged Part 1

    Tuesday 26/9 up at 6am for the 2 hour drive across rough roads to the build site where we will spend the next 4 days. […]

  • Base Camp
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    Base Camp

    Following the shortest of safety briefings : beware the 3 S’s ( spiders, scorpions and snakes) and respect each other ( loved that being part […]

  • Country File :  Namibia
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    Country File : Namibia

    Namibia is a big country in the southern part of Africa, 3.4 times bigger than the UK and yet a population of only 2.53 million […]

  • Why Namibia?
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    Why Namibia?

    I’m sure there are many reasons to visit Namibia. It has the world’s highest sand dune, majestic desert scenery, great wildlife viewing and a massive […]

  • Joining a volunteer group.
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    Joining a volunteer group.

    In advance of the trip people asked me what fears I had. I suppose everyone wonders how they would be in the situation and could […]

  • Ending a business.
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    Ending a business.

    All talk so far has been about the present, and the future, but I now feel the urge to wrap up my first career in […]

  • Why am I blogging?
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    Why am I blogging?

    Like many who start blogging, I recognised the best way to communicate with family and friends that : I am well, safe and unbitten by […]