Sweat and Chains Above Cape Town

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Sweat and Chains Above Cape Town

April 6, 2009

On the road, Photoblogs, South Africa

There is no way to find a more urban hike than the path up Lion's Head. Surrounded by the city and the sea, the little peak seems to have been squeezed upwards by a mighty hand,...

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Roasted in the Namib, Part 9 - Epilogue

March 25, 2009

Namib Trip, On the road, Photoblogs

That day, again, it was a short drive inland to the Kersefontein farm, where we had booked a night. The farm came highly recommended and had been upgraded into a hospitality...

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Roasted in the Namib, Part 8 - Perimeter watch

March 17, 2009

Namib Trip, On the road, Photoblogs

We further explored the Cape Columbine Nature Reserve just in case, found many other great camping spots, mostly deserted, but the first one prevailed. The air was thick with...

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Roasted in the Namib, Part 7 – Back to so-called civilization

March 15, 2009

Namib Trip, On the road, Photoblogs

Leaving behind us such amazing places as the Namib and the Kgalagadi turned our drive south into a bit of an anticlimax. We aimed for the town of Upington through which our old...

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Roasted in the Namib, Part 6 – Beasts of the Kgalagadi

March 11, 2009

Namib Trip, On the road, Photoblogs

That night seemed to drag on forever. We didn’t sleep much. The heat was brutal, still above 40ºC, and I had to keep my bed wet by splashing myself with lukewarm drinking water...

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Roasted in the Namib, Part 5 – Sweating it in Keetmanshoop

March 4, 2009

Namib Trip, On the road

We stayed in Sesriem for 3 days. On our last day, we embarked on a quest for diesel after finding out that the local gas station had none. The small town of Solitaire, some 80 km...

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