Lots of driving… Namibia through to South Africa

After driving through the Caprivi Strip in Nambia we headed to Etoshi National Park. This was definitely one of the highlight of the trip so far. Animals walking just feet from our car, a crazy dust storm that left our tent a little worse for wear, waterholes galore and incredible star viewing at night.

Dust Storm

Our tent a little worse for wear

Watering hole at night

We then started our trek down south to Cape Town. We drove dirt roads most of the way through Namibia and experienced some of the desert beauty that it has to offer.

Sesreim Canyon

Once we got to Cape Town we stopped off at Border Beach to check out the Penguin colony there (I just love penguins!). From there we slowly made our way east along the coast.

We stopped at Tsitsa Falls just north of Maclear for a week. We enjoyed some breathtaking scenery, some good kayaking and a bit of relaxation.

Billy the Goat

Mark doing the zipline across Tsitsa Falls

Then we went to discover the beauty of South Africa’s Wild Coast.

Now we are staying by the Umtamvuna valley. Yesterday we went down 44 km in kayaks. The only problem was water, there was barely enough to scrape down so it was a very long day. Next time we run it there will be at least another meter of water.

Zambezi and Beyond

I have wanted to visit the Zambezi river ever since I was in Chile at the Futalefu about three years ago. Just before Christmas Mark and I rolled in to Livingstone and managed to spend about a week and a half paddling the Zambezi. It lived up to all my expectations… fun, big water paddling with a few rapids putting butterflies in my stomach. We spent Christmas day on the river with a couple friends and a few days later we started driving south.

Boiling Pot - Put in for the Zambezi

Victoria Falls

Our first stop was Chobe National Park in Botswana, where we saw plenty of wildlife including elephants, for which Chobe is famous for.

Now we are in Namibia, having celebrated the New Year and can only hope that the upcoming year will be as good as the previous one was.

Both Mark and I send out holidays greetings to all our friends and family and we are wishing everyone fantastic adventures in the new year!