Around the World in Many Days, I: South West Africa
When we first thought of undertaking this trip, we said to ourselves that we had better do it earlier rather than later, before we were too old.
When it comes to camping, it seems we might have been about five decades too late. For camping is a form of pastime suitable only for children prior to the age of speech, for once they are old enough to
R S
14 chapters
16 Apr 2020
[Namibia] Chapter VI: In which we, the travellers, betray a very natural impatience
August 24, 2017
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Outjo, Namibia, 24-27 August 2017
When we first thought of undertaking this trip, we said to ourselves that we had better do it earlier rather than later, before we were too old.
When it comes to camping, it seems we might have been about five decades too late. For camping is a form of pastime suitable only for children prior to the age of speech, for once they are old enough to
voice their horror at this Sisyphic torture of unpacking it all every evening, only to have to repack it all the next morning, there is --- alas --- no going back to that erstwhile innocence.
After three days of camping in Damaraland and before four days of camping in Etosha, we decided to take a well earned respite in a small hotel-restaurant in the smaller town of Outjo, spending most of our time planning ahead for September and October.
Accommodations:
- The Farmhouse Restaurant and B&B (3 nights; the rooms were nice and large, but the restaurant service was incomprehensibly slow)
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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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