Around the World in Many Days, I: South West Africa
Initially, we were not sure whether we would overnight in the town of Katima Mulilo at all, but circumstances had conspired to have us spend there a day and two nights.
First, our vehicle's air conditioning again failed and we were told by the rental company to attempt to fix it in Katima Mulilo; and second, a section of the road leading to the campsite we had been planning to
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[Namibia] Chapter XI: In which N secures a curious means of lodging at a fabulous price
September 04, 2017
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Katima Mulilo and environs, Namibia, 4-7 September 2017
Initially, we were not sure whether we would overnight in the town of Katima Mulilo at all, but circumstances had conspired to have us spend there a day and two nights.
First, our vehicle's air conditioning again failed and we were told by the rental company to attempt to fix it in Katima Mulilo; and second, a section of the road leading to the campsite we had been planning to
sleep in, near the Mamili National Park, was partly flooded, and although the local children wholeheartedly assured us that we would be able to pass through, we were not in the proper scientific frame of mind to perform the experiment.
In Katima Mulilo, we decided to splurge and obtain a lodging with in-room wifi internet (10 KB/s at most, when it was working), something of a rarity in that town, so it seemed, and ended up in the most expensive accomodation we had had in Namibia (US$75 per night).
The next day we continued towards the Botswana border, but did not cross it yet.
Accommodations:
- Fish Eagle's Nest, Katima Mulilo (2 nights; too noisy at nighttime and around dawn)
- Chobe River Camp (1 night; a sub-par campsite)
Photo captions: (a-d) birds at the Chobe River Camp
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[Namibia] Chapter I: In which N and R kiss each other, the one as woman, the other as man
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[Namibia] Chapter II: In which N is unconvinced that she has at last found her ideal diurnal cycle
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[Namibia] Chapter III: In which a sandstorm takes place which seems likely to cost no one dear
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[Namibia] Chapter IV: In which Walvis Bay astounds us, its pilgrims
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[Namibia] Chapter V: In which a new species of roads, unknown to the calm men, appears in Damaraland
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[Namibia] Chapter VI: In which we, the travellers, betray a very natural impatience
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[Namibia] Chapter VII: Which once more demonstrates the usefulness of water as an aid to eyesight
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[Namibia] Chapter VIII: In which N drives rather faster, perhaps, than before
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[Namibia] Chapter IX: In which the Kavango and the Mahango prove propitious to our designs
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[Namibia] Chapter X: In which we are only too glad to get off with the loss of our air conditioning
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[Namibia] Chapter XI: In which N secures a curious means of lodging at a fabulous price
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[Botswana] Chapter XII: In which we venture across the Botswana border, and what ensued
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[Zimbabwe, Zambia] Chapter XIII: In which N receives a new proof that fortune favours the brave
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Summary of Part I and Onwards to Part II
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