CLAUDIA & CARSTEN'S WORLD EXPEDITION

Entering Namiba

After those days in Kgalagadi, we entered Namibia.

Very dry

Quiver Trees

Lots of stars....

Visit to Fish River Canyon

Again this place was not on our original list. It was recommended by a Namibian man we met in our hotel in Addo.

Fish River Canyon

This is the largest canyon in Africa and it is 550 meters deep. In comparison the Colca Canyon in Peru is around 3.500 mt deep and Grand Canyon in USA around 1.600 mt.

Driving to Sossusvlei

Petrol Sation

We stopped in this station for coffee and stayed to have a drink. The daughter of the owner had a huge burn on her leg which she got from her motorbike, so Carsten got some bandages for her. We were talking about how we had not yet been lucky to see a leopard, to which she replied: " If you want one, they are selling one in the farm next to us".....That's Africa for you....

Sossusvlei

The perfect Namibian Oryx picture...

Walk up to Elim Dune

Was pretty tiring....

Sunrise from Dune 45

Beautiful spot, too many people though.

Dune 45

Deadvlei

Which we got too lazy to climb....haha.

Breakfast

Spreetshoogte Mountain Pass

Very beautiful view

Solitaire Town

Was very solitaire...

Solitaire

We exit Namibia and go into Botswana

Woohoo!!

Popa Falls

Popa Falls is in the Caprivi Strip, so this trip comes after Botswana if you want to follow the original itinerary.

Tiger Fish

Village

This type of constructions are the usual ones you find in Botswana and Zimbabwe. The Caprivi Strip is a stretch of land which belongs to Namibia but is bordered by Botswana and Angola. German settlers thought it could give them a link through the Zambezi River and into the Indian Ocean, but since Victoria Falls are in the way, it could not be used for navigation.

Lunchtime

Smart people in this village

Bwabwata National Park

We stopped here just to break the day and ended staying two nights. It was very nice.

Bee eaters

I love them

Elephant footprints

Lourie

Finally hippos!!

Pink hippos

Hippos don't have sweat glands and their skin needs to be always wet, so that's why they spend all day in the water and only come out to grass when the sun goes down or in the early morning. To prevent sunburn they secrete a thick red substance which acts as a suncream and also helps them to prevent infections from wounds. This hippo looks pink because he has been outside of the water for long and his body is secreting this red substance.

Dung beetle in action!

It's a hard life

African Fish Eagle

Leaving Namibia for real