tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56704052948083569642024-03-14T11:17:07.213+02:00South African around the world...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148492947982769172noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670405294808356964.post-53323161947701773782016-11-15T15:07:00.001+02:002016-11-15T15:07:19.613+02:00I swam in a dam in Vietnam...<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Was the water clean?? I have no idea, but what fun, and in that heat it was bliss. Two young Israelis went with us, but were very sceptical about getting in. But when they saw me doing it, I think they were ashamed of being scared, and followed. But they did not venture close to the wall, sissies...</div>
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My son took me to Mai Chau . We went by bus, a 4 hour bus ride. When we got there, he booked into a homestay in the village for one night. It is in the middle of rice fields, very beautiful surroundings. </div>
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Fortunately we were the only two in the room. All open, with mosquito nets. The bathrooms were very clean, if primitive. How nice to sleep so open, no door, nothing. It cooled down with a little breeze as the sun went down. </div>
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We went for a walk and saw the village preparing for a wedding. The venue was decorated:</div>
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The chickens of the East are quite unusual, not much body and long legs. Of course they love the legs and feet. </div>
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So the food for the wedding came to the venue:</div>
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This is how they are sold on the market!</div>
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Quite a large house in the village:</div>
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For the next night we took a taxi to another homestay out in the farming area called Minh To. Because there was a school group also staying there, we got a separate room:</div>
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It was over a dam, so the mosquitos attacked us! Thank you for nets over the bed. </div>
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The food was excellent:</div>
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We went for lovely walks in the farming area.</div>
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This friendly woman's teeth were rotten because of the betel nut some of them constantly chews. </div>
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It has many harmful effects on their health and is carcnogenic to humans, often resulting in oral cancer.</div>
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Usually for chewing, a few slices of the nut are wrapped in a betel leaf along with slaked lime and some spices, cardemom, cloves etc. (Wikipedia)</div>
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Farming in Vietnam is mainly done by hand and animals. The small spaces between the mountains does not allow for tractors etc. </div>
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Rice was being harvested when we were there.</div>
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After our ride to Cat Ba island, we fell into our bed that night. Only to wake up the next morning with lots of activity around. Everything that is loose or might get loose is being lashed down. Sandbags are filled by a row of people. Garden furniture is shifted indoors. So we hear about Typhoon Sarika. </div>
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We had to pack up to move to a hostel close by. One night of "luxury" is all my son would allow his old mother. This is our new place. And, of course our room looks like an afterthought high on top of the building, made of something like plywood, or so it looks to me. Here the same activities takes place: the roof of our bird's nest of a room is lashed down with one thinnish little rope!We are in the middle pimple on the top. </div>
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This from the other side. We sit on an outcrop, totally exposed to the elements. We have to go down on outside stairs, and already the wind nearly let me fall down, and Sarika was only coming early evening!</div>
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We walk to the little town and buy some food. We see the men using these little boats to go between the bigger boats and land. All the boats are leaving the harbour.... Going to the bigger one on the mainland where it is safer. </div>
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The sun goes down and the wind starts blowing really hard. My son ventures down to chat to some other guests. I take the camera to take the photo below, the wind nearly tears the camera from my hand, so I quickly slip back in our room. We were warned to keep all windows closed. </div>
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Scooter road trip in Vietnam .</h3>
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The morning breaks and he casually says that it is a pity we are not going by bike because we would have no transport on Cat Ba. I looked up and thought, oh well, I told people back home I am going on a road trip, so let's do it! In a mad scramble we pack the bare necessities but with my camera bag it fills a big backpack that he has to hold between his arms in front of him. In the first hour "I can not possibly do this" and "This is a huge disaster" went around and around my head.<br />
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The traffic is crazy and I see an accident meant to happen in front of me every 2 minutes. He asks me to please take my hands off his middle since he is sweating. I am supposed to place them on my knees! Instead I grip the back of the seat with both hands and ended up with extremely stiff arms the next day! The sun is blazingly hot and I am not sitting comfortably. Fortunately I realise after an hour when the traffic becomes less is that the blanket I am sitting on (to cushion my poor behind a little bit) is folded under me, hence the uncomfortable seating!<br />
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It gets better, and after 130 km of relentless sun and about 4 hours we reach Hai Pong, where we wait for the ferry.<br />
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Then 6km and then over the island Cat Hái (6km) and then another ferry...<br />
My son kept quiet about the last trip to our destination, 26 km! But it was beautiful scenery. Both of us were exhausted when we reached our destination:<br />
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Our cabin for the night, VERY small, but with a beautiful bathroom!!!<br />
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This is my second time in Laos. Last time I was in Luang Prabang and enjoyed it so much that I came back, this time to the capital, Vientiane. But I was underwhelmed. It had all the same friendly people, but none of its charms. It is a very laid back sleepy capital.<br />
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I have had frog legs in Paris. I was offered frog legs arranged like a lotus flower in China. but Frog porridge does sound rather unappetising! Or paddapap in Afrikaans...<br />
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I actually downloaded <b>Good Morning Vietnam</b> and watched it again. Such a great movie and Robin Williams a great actor. </div>
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Hanoi is a big city, and I feel with more character than Ho chi Minh city. But that is a personal feeling, and maybe it is because I spent more time in it and got to know it better. The old town sector, and the many beautiful lakes makes it a pretty town. </div>
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Two of my sons and the ones' girlfriend teaches in Hanoi. I stayed with one and his girlfriend in their lovely apartment. My<br />
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Beauty in Hanoi.<br />
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Food is all in the open in Vietnam. They do try and keep the flies away, but it is an impossible task. The long legged chickens are the funniest (to us). They love chicken legs, so they breed them like this. The black parts of the chicken is common, and in Laos last year in a families' house, I had to eat some of this black chicken. It was not easy!</div>
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This I saw often, to my astonishment. They will have chickens on the sidewalk in the busiest street. In the evenings they catch them and put them in a cage. And they do not go into the road! (maybe they do, but I never saw one...)</div>
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Hôi An stole my heart. Yes, it is very commercialised, but it somehow retains a quaintness that is unique. It is a Unesco World Heritage site, a well preserved example of an East Asian trading port from the 15th to the 19th century.</div>
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In the 18th century, the Japanese and Chinese merchants considered it the best trading port in East Asia. The Japanese believe the heart of all Asia (the dragon) lay beneath Hôi An. Da Nang took over as the main trading port of the French. The result was that Hôi An remained virtually untouched for the next 200 years.</div>
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Everywhere in Vietnam photos are taken of couples. It seems to be the national sports, or the "in" thing. </div>
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The old bridge of Hoi An with another posing couple. Of course also many brides posing everywhere. </div>
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Early in the morning it was great to see how this old town starts the day.</div>
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Every night I went for a swim (sometimes 3x per day...)</div>
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I got this in the room to eat. I wonder what the 6 scrumptious food materials could be? It was not bad at all!</div>
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It was hard saying goodbye to Hoi An. I hope I see you one day again!</div>
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I met three delightful students in Sapa. When they heard I was planning to come to Hoi An, they said I had to contact them when I came. Ngoc (very difficult to pronounce it correctly) waited for me in Da Nang Airport. We then took my suitcase to her room, close to her university. Off we went to explore her beautiful city on her motorbike. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">She showed me the beautiful bridges of Da Nang, and the very wide river that flows through it. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">One of the other girls, Minh, joined us on our tour. These two girls talk excellent English and they are studying economics. I hope they make a lot of money one day so that they can come and visit me!</span></div>
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My youngest son took me to Ninh Binh. We were going to go on a motorbike, me on the back, but sanity prevailed. 2-3 hours would have killed this grandma. A scooter's seat with a heavy camera and other stuff on my back would have been too much.</div>
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So we went on the train to Ninh Binh. Up to there, everything is totally flat. Then the beautiful limestone mountains begins. Unfortunately very insensitive development with huge cement factories being built next to beautiful nature spots is a big problem.</div>
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We stayed in Nguyen Shack, (photo directly below comes from the internet) owned by a Vietnamese family and the daughter's Canadian husband. Extremely pleasant, all of them, and a beautiful place to stay. We booked too late, and could not get a bungalow, and that is recommended. The rooms are open at the top to the other rooms, and because everything is made of bamboo, if someone walks in the next room, or walk past your room, everything shakes... Still, I will definitely stay there again! Just remember to bring the mozzie spray - it is on water. Beautiful fireflies in the evening.<br />
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We climbed and climbed and climbed. There were statues on the side all the way up. In the heat and very high humidity, we were streaming with sweat very soon. And every time you think the next flight MUST be the last, but there will be a next one... Every statue has shiny bits where people have touched them, see the folds of the material below and the knees. On the other side down there were the same amount of them, and each one looks different!<br />
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On the train ride back, we had a little smelly companion between us:<br />
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and then you walk across the the street. slowly, carefully, with a consistent speed, even though you want to run. Look at both sides, because many bicycles, some scooters and a few cars might be coming at the wrong side of the road, or the wrong direction in a one way. If the light is green for you, be careful, traffic lights are optional! You have to be bold, the moment you hesitate you are a loser.</div>
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Sometimes crossing in the middle of a street is safer, because you do not have to concentrate on cars coming around all corners, driving directly at you... So forget everything you have learned at your mother's knee... You can pat yourself on the back once you have made it. But of course, you now have to cross the next one! The sidewalks are not for walking. It is for parking scooters, cars, having restaurant tables etc. So you walk in the street, taking that life in your own hands again!</div>
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A dog restaurant... The pictures show the different ones you can order to eat, and then they are kept in cages next door. 7 Tonnes of live dogs are shipped into the nation's capital Hanoi every day.<br />
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I arrived last night at about 9o'clock at the children's apartment. Promises of going out to eat when I got here, had me weak around the knees, because I was so tired. Fortunately my son cooked a delicious meal, we had a great time chatting, my other son also came over, until I fell over and slept the sleep of my life!<br />
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I am on my way to Hanoi, Vietnam. Though I know the East fairly well, I have never been to Vietnam. And now 2 of my sons and the one's girlfriend is teaching there. What did I bring for them? FOOD! Biltong, mielie meal (corn, for those outside of SA), Bovril, cheese, Cadbury's chocolate. My suitcase will be empty when I offload all the food. </div>
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The park starts at the Ugab river, about 200 km above Swakopmund. It stretches to the Kunene river, about 500 km away, on the Angolan border. The southern part, up to Terrace Bay, can be accessed with a permit, but the northern part can only be done through a private safari company. From Terrace Bay there is no road. You drive on the beach and in the sand. There are tracks at times of previous vehicles.<br />
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The tour guide, Marius had a helper, Gabriel, or the angel Gabriel, as we called him. With his long long legs, this Angolese could run, and were always running far ahead of us. As we moved on, Marius would pick him up. He also made us laugh as you will see in the picture below. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were 7 vehicles, plus the guide, Marius's car. He was an excellent guide. He is calm, has a droll sense of humour, could handle all the different personalities on the trip. We called him Mr Google. We asked him about so many different aspects of the desert, be it trees, animals, he could answer us most of the time. He does various trips, also into Africa, Tanzania, Angola etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first morning we got together, 2 way radios were distributed and I got to see the vehicle I would ride in with Chrisna : a bright red short based Landrover, called the Rooi Perdebytjie or "small red wasp"! And it was true to it's name!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the left is my partner in crime, Chrisna, then my great friend Carol and Chrisna's husband, Thys. Thys helped me every step of the way. Everyday to put up my tent and fold out my stretcher, and then the reverse the next morning. He was always helping even with hot water for a shower, a drink in my hand... Poor man, he had 2 wives on this tour!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We then drove into the Skeleton Coast National Park. Only a few guides can take people up the coast, and until about 3 years ago it was limited to 2 cars, and you could not drive into the interior. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5670405294808356964" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I see I never posted this draft. It is quite old, more than 2 years, but I am posting it now. India remains my favourite country.<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The Cecil Oberoi, the first Oberoi hotel. The hotel is 123 years old, and was redone in the seventies.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It has the most wonderful atmosphere. I have never been served by such well trained and friendly staff. We had dinner twice in a Taj hotel, and their hotels are stunning, but their staff is not a patch on the Oberoi.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #545454; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi was born on 15th August, 1898. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Arriving penniless, he found a job at a monthly salary of INR 50, as the front desk clerk at the Cecil Hotel. Today, The Oberoi Group owns the hotel The Oberoi Cecil where the young Mr. Oberoi found his métier.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It is a type of marketplace for travellers to list and book unique worldwide properties, from a couch in a sitting room, a spare bedroom to city apartments and even country villas, the site covers 34 000 cities in 192 countries. </span><br />
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I did not want to go to Kolmanskop...</div>
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because every photograph I have ever seen of this place looks the same to me. But oh my goodness. When you get there you start snapping away. I missed the two possible ghost town tours, because I did not want to loose the early morning light. Of course, my photographs look no different from any other...</div>
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Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, power station, school, skittle-alley, theatre and sport-hall, casino, ice factory and the first x-ray-station in the southern hemisphere, as well as the first tram in Africa. It had electrical street lights before Germany had! It had a railway link to Lüderitz. Apparently, when it was built, working was hampered by all the people crawling around on their knees looking for diamonds! Every one had a house: architect, engineer, doctor, bookkeeper, teacher etc. All of them got bread, a block of ice and other necessities delivered to their house every day.<br />
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Lüderitz</h3>
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An unpretentious little coastal town, most roads still gravel, small houses mixed with bigger, and the older German houses high up on the rocky hill close to the little church. Only one garage, and no, they do NOT except credit cards... But no credit card for petrol I got everywhere. Very inconvenient.</div>
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I drove out to Diaz Point, a lovely drive - just see that you have enough fuel, I did not look to see how far it is, and were worried the whole time. On the way there I saw lovely flamingoes.</div>
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The little restaurant at Diaz Point is run by a funny little tannie. Every now and then she would scream on some one in the back. I could not work out who she were shouting at - dog, waiter, husband?</div>
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The landscape could have been Malta, the sea is just 15 degrees colder!</div>
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Driving over Helmeringshauzen to Lüderitz and the wild horses of the Garub plains.</h3>
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On advice from friends in Windhoek, Kalf and Sandra of the beautiful protea shop, Kaapse Tafel, I came from Windhoek and took the Mariental, Maltahöhe, Helmeringshauzen, Aus, Lüderitz road. Yes, Christian, get out your atlas! From Malthöhe to Aus it is gravel road. A full 250 km of it. A good road, but full of stones and sand. At the end of the road, my hands were sore from holding on to the steering wheel! Fortunately I grew up with gravel roads. Even so, I slid twice on the sand. </div>
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Between Helmeringshauzen and Aus, 111 km, NO car passed me! Just me, the car and the road - bliss. And Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Mozart blaring out loud. </div>
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No camera can do justice to the beautiful landscapes, some weirder than what the moon must look like. The road becomes just this thin little stripe ahead of you. The colours: blue, pink and yellow.<br />
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Helmeringshauzen, the smallest, cleanest and neatest town ever!</div>
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With the best apple crumble...</div>
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It is sad to leave, but the memory will always stay with me, and make me feel good. I have seen so many beautiful animals and sights. I have had such peace and quiet. I met so many wonderful people. I will miss the Namibian landscape, my early mornings at the hide, and of course old Stoffel. The second last night I had dinner with 2 German gentleman, and they said on their evaluation sheet that their highlight of their 3 days at Aoba was having dinner with Ansie. How nice of them, I hope they read these words... What a wonderful job, mainly chatting to guests. And I know I am good at it! (but I do not think this is a talent that can make money for me?)<br />
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This blog, in which I have not written for 18 months, got over 1946 hits in the month I wrote about Onguma, and of course, it does not include this post. Thank you so much for all your emails, sms's and FB comments. It is much appreciated. I just wish my English was more supple, I battle with the rooi taal!<br />
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I spent quite a lot of time "working" at The Fort l<span style="text-align: center;">odge, an Afro- Moroccan inspired design, beautifully decorated. This is the flagship of Onguma. In front is a waterhole that was visited by lions, a leopard and many other animals while I was here. All day long there is a parade of them, with the warthogs coming up to mow the little lawn at the swimming pool. The long veranda is ideal for watching this, but the rooms are situated so that you can sit in total privacy on their verandas and still see all. There are 11 stunning rooms, one is a honeymoon suite, plus the Sultan room in the main building. </span></div>
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I found the light falling into and through the lodge amazing. Known for its magnificent sunsets, I think the sunrises is as beautiful!</div>
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I once had to go and call a tourist that walked as far as me here, and told her that she could not do it! So when I went out, (and I did go further than this, I took someone with me to watch my back!</div>
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You can sit with your feet in the water, drink a cocktail and watch the animals! </div>
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Onguma Macro's</h3>
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I did very little macro work while here. Somehow I think the tourists would have found it very strange to see someone in uniform lying on the ground! But here are a few:<br />
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I used to be quite a beauty, you know...</h3>
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Giraffes </h4>
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Giraffes</div>
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I like them.</div>
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Ask me why.</div>
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Because they hold their heads up high.</div>
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Because their necks stretch to the sky.</div>
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Because they’re quiet, calm, and shy.</div>
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Because they run so fast they fly,</div>
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Because their eyes are velvet brown.</div>
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Because their coats are spotted tan.</div>
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Because they eat the tops of trees.</div>
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Because their legs have knobby knees.</div>
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Because</div>
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Because. That’s why</div>
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I like giraffes.</div>
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