Today we left the houseboat via speedboat back to Sepupa and met up again with our truck and driver, Dingie. From here we crossed the border back into Namibia and travelled along the Caprivi Strip. We were basically in transit today but did travel through the Bwabwata National Park and still remained on the lookout for wildlife. It didn't take long and we almost ran into an elephant. He moved just off the side of the road and looked back at us long enough to g...

Today we left Etosha, packing up in the rain, and hitting the road early. We stopped for supplies in Grootfontein in the heart of the Namibian diamond mining area. From here we stopped to visit a local school, Hausiku Wakina Primary School. This was a strange experience, makes you realize how privileged we are in Australia to have such good education. These kids struggle to get pens and exercise books. So we all came with the gift of stationary! And some sy...

Not sure where to begin! We continued our game hunt in Etosha National Park and after initially seeing a couple of rhino's charging each other in the distance, we thought we were in for a big day. During the morning we stopped at the Etosha Pan, a giant inland salt lake that fills during the rainy season, very similar to Lake Eyre and equally as impressive. As it got closer to lunch time and all we were seeing were springbok, giraffe and oryx we were becoming ...

Today was Australia Day and we celebrated with vegemite on toast! Today was also Game Day!!! Up early again to head to Etosha national park to go wildlife spotting. We stopped for supplies at Akaukueio, had a coffee and did a bit of shopping. After only traveling a total of 300km we arrived at Etosha, 20,000 sq kilometres of protected land, including camping areas and other types of accommodation. We set up camp and had lunch, then relaxed in the pool. In the...

Another early start...... Traveling past Brandberg Mountain, the tallest mountain in Namibia at 2573m. Our first stop was a traditional village of Himba people just out of Kamanjab. The women in these tribes paint themsleves in ochre mixed with animal fat as a beauty regime. They never shower and continue to live in mud huts. Beautiful people, but so difficult to imagine living like this. From here we made our way to the camp site at the Othitotongwe Cheeta...