Wednesday, July 06, 2005
animals
So, Namibia. A land with just blue skies and no clouds. Never.
First up was the Etosha National Park. Unlike the wildlife park we visited in Zambia, at this one you were allowed to drive yourself around. So, upon arrival in Tsuemb we duly hired a car. Possibly the smallest car in the world, it was more like a lawnmower on stilts. Maxium speed of 90kmph. Which isn't fast when all the roads are totally straight for miles ahead and there are about 2 other cars operating in the whole country. Any faster and the thing wobbled from side to side.
Nevertheless we made it to the wildlife park. No run-ins with elephants this time. We stayed safely in our car and kept quiet in their vicinity the whole time. The wildife spotting was much the same as South Luanaga, just more plentiful. We now have 2546 photos of zebras as opposed to 1323 that we did before. Another sighting of lions but once again the bloody things refused to stand up and let us take a proper photo (or even see them). Still, they looked fairly big and, well, lionlike anyway.
Rather inconveniently, our arrival in Namibia has coincided with the start of the South African school holidays. Contrary to both my confident prediction that they (the school holidays) would start at the same time as in the UK, plus even the Lonely Planet which said they began in 'late' July, all of a sudden everywhere is filled with hundreds of families. All with the biggest tents and 4x4s ever invented.
Anyway, having posed for nude photos on the Etosha salt pans, we headed south, to the captial, Windhoek. Having dropped the lawnmower off in Tusemb, we were once again on the local transport - a pickup truck which 3 of us, plus umpteen suitcases were squeezed into the back of. Still, it's all part of the experience la la la.
Till the next time..
First up was the Etosha National Park. Unlike the wildlife park we visited in Zambia, at this one you were allowed to drive yourself around. So, upon arrival in Tsuemb we duly hired a car. Possibly the smallest car in the world, it was more like a lawnmower on stilts. Maxium speed of 90kmph. Which isn't fast when all the roads are totally straight for miles ahead and there are about 2 other cars operating in the whole country. Any faster and the thing wobbled from side to side.
Nevertheless we made it to the wildlife park. No run-ins with elephants this time. We stayed safely in our car and kept quiet in their vicinity the whole time. The wildife spotting was much the same as South Luanaga, just more plentiful. We now have 2546 photos of zebras as opposed to 1323 that we did before. Another sighting of lions but once again the bloody things refused to stand up and let us take a proper photo (or even see them). Still, they looked fairly big and, well, lionlike anyway.
Rather inconveniently, our arrival in Namibia has coincided with the start of the South African school holidays. Contrary to both my confident prediction that they (the school holidays) would start at the same time as in the UK, plus even the Lonely Planet which said they began in 'late' July, all of a sudden everywhere is filled with hundreds of families. All with the biggest tents and 4x4s ever invented.
Anyway, having posed for nude photos on the Etosha salt pans, we headed south, to the captial, Windhoek. Having dropped the lawnmower off in Tusemb, we were once again on the local transport - a pickup truck which 3 of us, plus umpteen suitcases were squeezed into the back of. Still, it's all part of the experience la la la.
Till the next time..
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ROLL CALL!!!!
It's Thursday, July 7 at 7 AM in Ontario. Have been listening to the news on the radio about the London bombings. (Helluva way to wake up in the morning!)
Just wanted to check in and make sure that all of the London - based contributors to this blog are present and accounted for.
Hope all of you are well and safe.
Ms. Love-soon-to-be-Wylie's Aunt
It's Thursday, July 7 at 7 AM in Ontario. Have been listening to the news on the radio about the London bombings. (Helluva way to wake up in the morning!)
Just wanted to check in and make sure that all of the London - based contributors to this blog are present and accounted for.
Hope all of you are well and safe.
Ms. Love-soon-to-be-Wylie's Aunt
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: 12:18 pm
The Wylie contingent are all safe - for once nobody was actually in London - but all the bomb sites are very familiar.
As you say a Helluva couple of days.
First - 'the 2012 games are awarded to the City of London...' yessssr - we won - how good is that and we how sorry we feel for Paris and their charmless President!!
But then almost too soon afterwards our bubble is well and truly burst. Where is the purpose and sense in blowing up innocent people on their way to work. Islam is the religion of peace for goodness sake.
Anyway we lived through the IRA - we just have to live through this - and we will.
Thanks Auntie for your thoughts.
Graham and Janet (safe in Cornwall)
As you say a Helluva couple of days.
First - 'the 2012 games are awarded to the City of London...' yessssr - we won - how good is that and we how sorry we feel for Paris and their charmless President!!
But then almost too soon afterwards our bubble is well and truly burst. Where is the purpose and sense in blowing up innocent people on their way to work. Islam is the religion of peace for goodness sake.
Anyway we lived through the IRA - we just have to live through this - and we will.
Thanks Auntie for your thoughts.
Graham and Janet (safe in Cornwall)
For those who follow these things, Molly Sharp was delivered the next day in London, we arrived at St Thomas's at 1am on the Friday - 1 hour after the hospital had stood down from red-alert. They wouldn't have admitted us had we been an hour earlier - I like to think that, by adding another soul to the London community, we are doing our bit to ensure that the terrorists never change our way of life...
To Supertheo - I couldn't have said it better if I had said it myself!! Now I'm on my way to the "sharpefamily" to have a look at the little one! She will definately have some interesting "the day I was born" stories to tell her own children!!!
Congratulations!
Ms. Love's Aunt
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