Floods in Botswana

Etosha

Etosha is the Largest National park in Namibia containing almost every species living in Southern Africa. Here we saw cheeta, Lion, giraffes, Elephants, and a long list of over 40 other species.

Spitskop

After 2 days in the Swakopmund inn we traveled 700km to Spitskop where we camped under the red mountains. The cliffs were dominated by rock climbing dassies (weird guinea-pig like animals that are actually a close relative of the elephant ?!?) and sporty travellers.

Swakopmund

Swakopmund is a strange little town on the Skeleton coast of Namibia. From the name alone you notice the German influence, and as soon as you cross from the sprawling township (the African version of a slum) just on the outskirts of the city, you feel like you have landed in a warped version of a tropical Germany, about 50 years ago. The obligatory beer-bellied group of German men sitting around a table at noon with their mugs of lager are found on most street corners. You can walk past the "Altes Amtsgericht" and then straight into an African curio market selling everything from wooden giraffes to ostrich eggs and voodoo dolls. You can order mealie pap (a sort of African maize porridge) and game meat on the same menu as Wiener Schnitzel and Apfelstrudel. The "Kupferpfanne" restaurant is fringed by tropical palm trees. The only book store in Swakopmund sells predominantly German books, many of them with dusty faded covers that seem to have been there since the town was founded. And strangest of all, the locals, who are of course mainly African, do not seem to speak any German at all! It really makes you wonder how the world works sometimes, and although I have to admit I did enjoy the irony of eating a Nusschnecke in the depths of Africa, I am not sure I feel totally comfortable in such a place, where the locals appear to be visitors in their own country.

The Namib Desert

We spent the last 3 nights at a desert camp in Namibia. The best parts were definately the night-time desert game drives and of course relaxing at the pool in the middle of the desert! We also saw cobras and scorpions so that made it a bit more interesting as well! Climbing the world's tallest sand dune was also an amazing experience (600m) but I think tumbling all the way down was even better (except for the sand in every possible body cavity on the 4 hour bus ride back)!

Orange River

We canoed down the Orange River and managed without tipping over (thought it was pretty close a few times)! Then we slept on the sand banks under millions of stars and learnt how to read the constellations.

Cape Town is awesome

We landed in beautiful cape town and right away met up with an old friend who showed us around a bit! Today we hiked up table mountain, stood at the most southwestern point of the african continent (cape of good hope) and saw baboons,ostriches and penguins! So its been a pretty good day :)

Cairo

Our trip started in Cairo with obligatory sites such as the Giza pyramids and the Egyptian museum.

Just a few weeks to go....

I can´t believe at this time next month we will be on safari! It´s crazy how time passes... and also I think today was the first day in about 4 months of plus degrees in Oslo! I can feel that I am thawing out :)

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I might go out and fish some sea trout in the ice cold fjerd later.

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