Twyfelfontein
27 de novembro de 2017, NamíbiaGot up early. Two
Got up early. Two
Thursday, Nov. 14th, when I was in the office late afternoon and checked on my emails, suddenly a email from South African Airways popped up and said “your flight was canceled due to industrialLeia mais
Flew over the Atlantic Ocean and got to the edge of Africa continent. The route is the straight line as seen on the map, not a curve as going to one of the polars for “shorter distance”. So itLeia mais
Exchanged $200 at the airport, which is all I had. Not a great rate, 13.96 vs. 14.71, plus 5% commission. The guide book said it’s better to have South Africa Rand than Namibia dollar. Rand isLeia mais
The flight provided meal, I was a little surprised. The rice was dry and hard, the fish was ok. The guys sat next to me are from Indian. They came to visit. One of the guys offered to help me taking aLeia mais
Just landed. The KLM was Finn’s flight. His flight made a stop in Luanda, Angola, then continued on to Windhoek. KLM only runs this direct flight twice a week. We were supposed to arrive at the sameLeia mais
Finn rented a satellite phone and a GPS. I’m the second driver on the lease. The rep also gave him a map and told him a lot roads are new. It’s better to refer to the map from time to time.
TheLeia mais
Very hot...! Finn’s luggage didn’t arrive. His flight flew from AMS to Windhoek directly with one stop over Angola. There was no reason for the luggage to be lost, but it happened. He was not theLeia mais
Leaving the reserve we went the city center. On the way there we passed by an area that was jammed with small houses made by corrugated metal sheets or some other materials, very much like the onesLeia mais
First night in Windhoek. The wind blew violently, not like the summer wind at all. Looked like wind in South Hemisphere is just stronger. We learned the same thing when in Patagonia.
I had a hugeLeia mais