| Namibian Safari 1 | |
| Windhoek to Maltahöhe | |
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Hosea Kutako to the Tropic of Capricorn |
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| Arriving at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako Airport from Johannesburg for a 14 day safari in Namibia - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| A brief stop was made at Rehoboth, a small dusty town of 21000 where only the main roads are tarred - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Traffic on many of Namibia's roads is light and trains are few and far between - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Tropic of Capricorn signs (above) are functional and fulfil their purpose. The sociable weaver bird lives in large communal nests (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The nests of the sociable weaver are prolific in the Kalahari - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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Intu Africa Private Game Reserve |
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| IntuAfrica Private Game Reserve's Suricate Lodge (left) - maar ons het nie enige suricate gesien nie! On this occasion we didn't see any suricate - Afrikaans for meerkat. The tented accommodation at Suricate (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The lodge overlooks a man made watering hole and you could observe the animals from the swimming pool - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| You could also observe the wildlife (usually the ubiquitous springbok) from the veranda of your tented own accommodation - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The apparent distant lake seen from Suricate is a mirage - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| During an evening game drive a steinbok was spotted in the long grass - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Later a small herd of gemsbok (oryx) was spotted and we were then taken to see the lion and lioness, but the lioness proved somewhat shy and difficult to photograph - even the lion only briefly interrupted his sleep, looked at us and then lay down again - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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Mariental |
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| Mariental's deserted railway station where meerkats were reported to have taken up residence around deserted South African Railways passenger coaches just visible in the distant siding - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Dr Hendrik Witbooi Avenue with its Gambling House attached to the Mariental Hotel (left) and the colourful spring bougainvillea (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Satellite dishes and spring bougainvillea in Mariental - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| It is interesting to note the use of Afrikaans and English on the street name sign (left); Charney Weg (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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Maltahöhe |
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| Spring adds colour to the dusty side streets of Maltahöhe where only these children seemed out and about - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The otherwise deserted streets of a Sunday afternoon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Although the official language of Namibia is English, Afrikaans and German are widely used - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Maltahöhe Hotel with is Bier Garten where notices appear in Afrikaans, German and English - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Not quite what it may seem - the caracal (left) and the cheetah (right) were in an enclosure attached to a safari lodge between Maltahöhe and Sossusvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |