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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: Namibia

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 2018Leave a comment

An Enclave no more – Walvis Bay

April 10, 2018 Rich McClear

As a kid I looked at a map of Africa and saw this little speck of darker cartographer’s red on the coast of “Southwest Africa.”  It was Walvis Bay.  The rest of Southwest Africa was a lighter pink, identifying it … Continue reading An Enclave no more – Walvis Bay

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Germany in Africa

April 10, 2018 Rich McClear

Swakopmund is an old German town at the mouth of the Swakop River.  It sits between the Atlantic and tall sand dunes that rise behind it from the Namib Desert.  It was the main port for German Southwest Africa.  It … Continue reading Germany in Africa

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Life in the Desert

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 Rich McClear

Herman sniffed a couple of times “I smell springbok.”  A few minutes later we were on a small herd grazing in the sparse vegetation of the Namib Desert.  Two jackals, Herman says a mating pair, were tracking them, not hunting, … Continue reading Life in the Desert

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Artifacts at Sandwich Harbor.

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 Rich McClear

Sandwich Harbor was surveyed by the Royal Navy, which rejected it as a port.  But fishermen and whalers used the harbor because it had a fresh water lagoon.  It still has a lagoon but it is now brackish.  The terrain … Continue reading Artifacts at Sandwich Harbor.

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Our Big Splurge in Namibia – WOW!

April 9, 2018April 10, 2018 Rich McClear

Namibia was our big splurge.  There were things we wanted to see and limited time so I booked a 4WD with a driver, Herman, for all day.  We shared it with Gail and Mark, a couple we met on the … Continue reading Our Big Splurge in Namibia – WOW!

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