Another beautiful African sunrise. The camp was very quiet last night by any standards, but the occasional distant rumble of vehicles really made us appreciate how special the past week in Erongo has been. Out there, day or night, we literally heard nothing except the noise we made and that of other animals. A unique… Read more

A wonderful departure from the Erongo mountains, passing by a couple of herds of giraffes and plenty of Impala this morning. The first ‘rock climbing’ section of our African Expedition has come to a close and we’re moving on to see some of the other sights of Namibia (namely big sand dunes) before visiting the… Read more

Having spent several years of my life sleeping under canvas, I’ve experienced a pretty varied range of campsites, but nothing compares to Namibian campgrounds so far. They’ve really got it right. Obviously, the fact that it never rains is going to help any camping experience, but environment aside, each campsite that we’ve experienced so far… Read more

We moved on to a new camp today at the Erongo Rocks Farm. As the daylight hours are quite short (about 11per day), we’ve resolved to make sure we are up and out at first light to make the most of our time here. Early up and early to bed is the new mantra.  We… Read more

We were up before the sun this morning. There were still a few stars out and it was cold enough to need down jackets while we had breakfast. The early start was to try and give us a chance of hiking/scrambling up to a pinnacle called ‘The Madonna’ before things got too hot. Driving out… Read more

A blissfully slow start. I think we used up a bit of mental nerve capacity yesterday and both felt like we could do with a day just soaking up the surroundings. There’s certainly enough amazing to be had just by looking around, nevermind putting yourself in a risky situation as well, by hanging off a… Read more