Sonja
Originally, the trip to Zambezi, a town on the border with Angola, was not planned in our itinerary. Due to the enthusiastic story of Trees (Eggenkamp) on the project ‘Agape Orphans Home Based Care’, we changed our travel plans and departed from Mongu to Zambezi to visit this project. The road was very diverse and on … Read more
Between Ghanzi and Guma, there are 13 Etsha villages. The residents of Etsha are refugees from Angola who lived a long time in Caprivi. During the war in 1969 between Angola and South Africa especially the Caprivi was the battleground and Hambukushu fled south to Botswana. Initially to Shakawe but later they were housed in … Read more
What I experienced on Saturday, August 13, I will never forget. In the morning I had a conversation with Wenten, the manager of the campground where we stayed. When I asked if it was possible to get acquainted with the Himba, he told me that he himself was a Himba and could accompany us to … Read more
Wednesday, August 10 We drive from Swakopmund to Ugab Rhino Camp. The first part of the road to Cape Cross is well motorable gravel road. After a few hours’ drive we arrive at Cape Cross. This is an incredibly large seal colony. There the seals we saw in Walvis Bay, disappear into nothingness. Hundreds of barking, smelly … Read more
