Tagged: Erongo Mountains

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It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s SUPERDONK!!

You must have heard of the musical based on the comic book character Superman, with the words – “It’s a bird.  It’s a plane. It’s Superman!”  Well, here in Africa we have a new...

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Omandumba – touching the silence

Geologists would tell you that the Erongo Mountains are rich with minerals and gemstones like aquamarine, schorl, jeremejevite, quartz, fluorite and garnets (amongst others), but I have news for you, these mesmerizing mountains are...

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Weekend at Erongo Wilderness Lodge

If you’re a regular reader you will know that we are avid campers and have camped all over Namibia.  We considered ourselves extremely spoilt therefore when we were given a night at the luxurious...

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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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Weekends at Ameib Ranch

The First of Several Weekends at Ameib Ranch – June 2006 Someone in Underberg once said: “Here comes the tortoise” when I drove the Toyota into their driveway.  I smiled when I realized that they were...