Monthly Archive: September 2009

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Weekend at Spitzkoppe – Matterhorn of Namibia

Anyone who has traveled from Windhoek to Swakopmund will be familiar with the imposing outline of the Spitzkoppe mountains.  Standing on a flat plain at an altitude of 1728m above sea level, they should...

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A heavy cross to bear

 I once read a story about a desperate young mother whose firstborn child had taken ill and died.  Grief stricken, she carried the body of the child to Buddha and asked him to perform...

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Weekend at Waterberg

Summer is not the best time of the year to go to the Waterberg as we were to find out when we paid the area a visit.  However, we duly set off from Windhoek on...

A trifle bizarre! 1

A trifle bizarre!

When you think back over your life, who are the folks that you remember most? It’s not the quiet peaceful guys that stand out in your mind but those unconventional people who did extraordinary things, drove...