12.Caprivi Strip, Namibia - 31 August to 6 September, 2009 We left Tsodilo Hills in Botswana on Monday 31 August after looking at the museum at the Main Camp. W drove to the Namibian border at Muhembo, where we read an advertisement for a new lodge on the Kavango River which flows down from Angola and brings all the water for the Okavango Delta in the rainy season. Having stayed at Ngepi Camp only 5km away last visit, we decided to try this one out. Our campsit...

10. Opuwo to Epupa Falls and Kunene River, Namibia - 19 August to 29 August 2009 On the way to Epupa Falls, we spent three nights at a fantastic campsite attached to Opuwo Country Hotel. It's on top of a hill with views in every direction. The campsite looks west towards more hills, so the sunsets are beautiful. The bar and restaurant look north over a drop-edge swimming pool with even more spectacular views of the surrounding hills and landscape, and still beau...

9. Etosha NationalPark, Namibia - 13 August to 19 August 2009 The night before Etosha, Wednesday 12 August, we camped at Mondjila, a lodge near Anderrsons Gate, high up on a hill with a view of the surrounding mopane savannah, Each camp site had its little section of watered lawn. A very pleasant place and we met a delightful Italian family. Etosha!! Really lived up to its reputation and we had an amazing time, an unbelievable wildlife experience. On our first ...

8. Windhoek, Namibia - 3 August to 13 August 2009 We left Koha Guest Farm near Mariental on Thursday 6 August for Windhoek, capital of Namibia, and drove across the Tropic of Capricorn. We have fair weather camping now. We spent 2 nights at Hotel Pension Uhland near the centre of Windhoek. Managed to get the vehicle serviced with the Toyota dealership, and especially enjoyed a meal at a Cameroon restaurant called La Marmite, which served dishes from all over Afr...