Namibia 2, Day 3. Firstly, I neglected to mention it was Riaan Swart 5th anniversary with us at KTM Cape Town. Thanks for the commitment and loyalty Riaan, it’s been real. Everyday you surprise me, in really odd ways, but that keeps it interesting. Your life is about to change indescribably, we got your back! … Read more
Namibia 2, Day 2.Not much to report today, besides another little meltdown by the General over the accomodation bill because Riaan is still waiting on his Gondwana Card. Some sightseeing around the fish river canyon, Canyon Roadhouse, Seeheim (great to see almost no signs of the fire damage) and then the straightest, hottest, boring tar … Read more
Namibia 2. Day 1. 850km. My kind of day.Turns out Riaan Swart will be welcoming a baby into his life within the next month, so we decided, spontaneously, to take on a long overdue baby shower. In namibia. Perfect timing, for a back to back comparison of Torty (the camper van in case any of … Read more
And so ends the quiet before the storm of 2020. As usual dinner at the infamous Joe’s Beerhouse in Windhoek, didn’t disappoint. Decided to treat ourselves with tented accommodation Windhoek Game Camp, standard with dog and giraffe. Awesome setting and accommodation! Torty has grown on me, safe to say I am going to miss him. … Read more
Slow day in Africa. When you have to turn the music down to see where you are going in the sand. Mystified how we arrived in WalvisBay, missing Swakopmund completely. According to logistics, I missed two Swakopmund turnoffs. Never saw them so they don’t count, I was following the GPS… almost only one road, which … Read more
A tribute to my parents, particularly my father, who always spoke of visiting the Skeleton Coast and Richtersveld (which I’m now blessed to call my backyard) but never did. It’s been over 20 years now, I’m far from the IT guy they left behind, they would not recognize my life now! Perhaps this is the … Read more