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:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: It was a very wet Sunday morning 12/12/2010 when our 26 day trip started :thumbup:

Some info:

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- Hilux 2.5 D4D (OOOOMS / OOOODS + Kiara(5))
- Toyota Prado 120 (Derick 'Vellies' / Belinda + 4 kids, Charlize(8), Charl(8), Bertus(11), Rene(13))
- Land Rover 110 TD5 (Marius Smit / Carmen + Olinka(10))
- Land Cruiser76 SW (Cassie / Magda + Anabell(23))

Trip details / distance:
Round trip 7410km

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General rules:
Leave at 08h00 - 08h30 in the morning
Find a camp site by 14h00 daily
Men - make fire, coffee, braai meat, bake bread
Ladies - make salad
Kids - dishes

Countries visited:
From Johannesburg / Pretoria
Botswana (Chobe / Moremi)
Zimbabwe (Vic Falls)
Namibia (Caprivi & Kaokoland)

Accommodation:
Camping, camp sites, bush - no lodging!
No pre bookings :!:

Here is a map of our route travelled:
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Day 1: Travel from Jhb / Pta to Nata (Botswana) - 900km via Groblers Bridge Border post :!:

We arranged to meet at the Zambezi Garage (Pta) at 02h30 fill-up.....well that was the plan when 'Vellies' and his crew overslept and arrived at 03h00....good start....., well this gave us a chance to have x2 cups of coffee :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: And time for me to fit a http://www.hilux4x4.co.za" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; sticker on the Marius's Land Rover :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Sleep at Nata Lodge: S20*13.515 E026*16.121 http://www.natalodge.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Camping rates BSP - 60 Adlts, children BSP 40 (R1.05 = BSP 1.00)
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After a hard day's drive we decided to quickly set up camp......(tell you about that later)....have a dip in the pool
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set up camp,
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and have supper in the restaurant (fair prices and food) OKish....)
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Nice, clean abutions!
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The next morning we would head for Kasane 312km(Chobe River Lodge) S17*48.512 E25*08.770
Where we planned to stay 2 nights :dance1: :dance1: :dance1:
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Looking forward to the rest of this report... ;)
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Lyk baie lekker tot sover. Wag in spanning vir die res. Het die ou op die laaste foto verder saamgetoer :?: :twisted:
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Driving through Nata:
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Arriving at Kasane, one could certainly feel that this is quite a busy little town. Banks, ATM's, Spar and a few garages to choose from. Lots of trucks waiting to cross over to Zambia!

Fuel prices (diesel) varied from BSP 6.13 to BSP 6.37....not bad....

Quick stop at the Boabab tree, as you enter town:
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We headed straight for Chobe River Lodge where we would set up camp, on the bank of the Zambezi. http://www.chobesafarilodge.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Camping adults: BSP 70.00, children BSP 55.00
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Nice pool area:
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Campsite with very nice clean ablutions
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Vellies booked and paid for an afternoon boat cruise which I would def do again :thumbup: You get a boat / guide / on-board drinks and snacks. Beauty of it all is that one can really get up close to the animals without too much effort! Here are a few pics.
3 Hour boat trip: rates link,
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Lots of calls......no.....not telephone calls.....from the beautiful unmistaken fish eagle :!:
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We even spotted a lion about 100m from the bank, watching some buck from a distance. The lion was about 200m from a lodge.....
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Herd of ellies crossing from an island to the mainland
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What a wonderful experience!!!!! A must do :!: :!: :!:
That evening we just chilled out and listened to the night-life...
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The next morning we would head for the Zimbabwe border-post to view 'The smoke that thunders' Vic Falls!
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Ai dis darem maar lekker :thumbup: Het dit lanklaas gedoen :thumbdown: Kan jy moontlik vir ons die koste van bv. brandstof, die verskillende kampplekke, die bootrit, ens. bysit?
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Grab your passports we are heading for Zimbabwe. An 88km drive, paid R480.00 road tax per vehicle, but a lot cheaper than going via Zambia.
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Entrance fee to see the falls $20 per adult and half price for children under 12. Remember to take your pasport with to the entrance gate otherwise you will pay international tourist rates :wink2:
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A comfortable walk through a forest area with the roar of the falls in the back round....amazing!!!
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The famous Livingstone statue
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The falls:
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Oh, and don't forget to take a raincoat along.....it get's pretty wet!!!!!!!
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A pleasant walk to the Zimbabwe / Zambia bridge, where the brave can bungeeeee.....
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The heavens opened up, not that we were wet enough......after a long walk back to the car park we decided to visit the Elephant and Lion Hotel just a few km's away for something t drink and eat. Very nice hotel, pool and gardens in immaculate condition!
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Falls view from the hotel
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Thereafter we headed back to the border post / Chobe Lodge.

Caution!!!! Cassie and his wife decided to give the Hotel a miss. When entering Botswana the took all his meat..... :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
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arnize2 wrote:Ai dis darem maar lekker :thumbup: Het dit lanklaas gedoen :thumbdown: Kan jy moontlik vir ons die koste van bv. brandstof, die verskillende kampplekke, die bootrit, ens. bysit?
Ek sal so maak, waar ons die strokies gehou het....hulle het mos by ons ingebreek in Namibia en ons documente, kamera's, selfone en geld gesteel.....maar meer daarvan later..... :thumbdown:
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Ek sal so maak, waar ons die strokies gehou het....hulle het mos by ons ingebreek in Namibia en ond documente, kamera's, selfone en geld gesteel.....maar meer daarvan later.....
Shucks - Dis nie mooi nie :thumbdown:

Beplan om die valle en Kaokoland in 2012 te besoek so dankie vir die inligting sover :thumbup: :thumbup:
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SuidWes wrote:
Ek sal so maak, waar ons die strokies gehou het....hulle het mos by ons ingebreek in Namibia en ond documente, kamera's, selfone en geld gesteel.....maar meer daarvan later.....
Shucks - Dis nie mooi nie :thumbdown:

Beplan om die valle en Kaokoland in 2012 te besoek so dankie vir die inligting sover :thumbup: :thumbup:
Het die vorige posts ge edit en pryse ingesit waar moontlik
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The next morning, up early and headed for Chobe National Park on route to Katimo Mallilo (Namibia), only a 127km drive. We decided to drive along the banks of the Zambezi.
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Entrance to Chobe National park, you will have to pay the following:
BSP 120 per adult, BSP 50 pe vehicle, children under 8 free
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We did not see a lot of animals, however lots of birds, rooibok, kudu and some ellies
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Nice quiet border post, however when entering Namibia the 'officials' wanted to take our meat...... :banned: Luckily I obtained a letter from the Namibian Parks board where they advised me we were allowed to take 10kg of meat into Namibia without any problems. So they let us go!

You can not get your TIP (temporary import permit) at the border and have to drive to Katimo Mullilo (TOTAL Garage - S17*29.798 E24*16.156
) to get the papers, Namibian $200.00 per vehicle.
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Thereafter we drove into town (P&P, bottle store, pharmacy) to stock up on some of the supplies.
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Soon we had to get all the troops together and find a spot to camp :thumbup:
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On our way from the border post we spotted a few lodges along the Zambezi river before Katimo Mullilo and decided to camp at Namwi Island Campsite. The right choice :thumbup: Lovely, clean and very well managed. Sorry no co-ords just their contact number +264(0)66254188 email namwlsi@iway.na
Camp fees: N$ 90.00 per adult, kids (3 - 11) N$ 45.00

Camp site on the banks of the river!
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AWESOME SO FAR
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Forgot to mention....when travelling from South - North in Botswana the Veterinary check points do not bother you with meat or dairy products. But indeed the other way round :!:

So on with the trip, we headed South from Katima Mullilo toward Linyanti Swamps along the 1 C49.

1 C49 heading South
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'Rickety' bridge we had to cross....
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It was evident that there was plenty of water around :!:
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We eventually arrived at a point where we could not go any further due to the wetlands being un-drivable and camped at Rupara S18*19.742 E023*39.742.
Camp fees N$ 60.00 adults, children free
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Each camp site (x5), with running water, thatched area, toilet and shower with donkey.
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So, where's page 2 and 3?
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The next morning we headed towards Mundomo National Park S18*08.248 E23*25.959, where we would stop for breakkie later that morning and head for Poppa Rapids.
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Brunch next to a lake in the reserve
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Most pools were full of hipo's :!:
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These clouds did not make the ladies happy as washing was piling up......
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From here to Poppa Falls, where we would look for a camp site.
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Jis Mark, that looks very nice. I sommer feel like leaving everything and just go on holiday.

Glad to see you held the Club's name high with your stickers
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HennieJ2 wrote:So, where's page 2 and 3?
:lol: :lol: :lol: Yes Mr Jackson......and I am still waiting for your page 1 trip report re Mana Pools....... :tease: :tease: :tease:

Map of where Poppa Falls is(in case you are lost....)
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We arrived at Goabaca Community Campsite S18*06.777 E021*34.877
Camping fees: N$ 60.00 adults, children U12 free

It was evident that the Okavango was pretty much in flood :!: Beautiful!
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Each camp site (large), with a deck, thatch lapa, shower & toilets
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Kids having some starters. Stokbrood!
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Vellies....stoking the donkey
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View from the deck
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The next morning we headed for Rundu first crossing over the Okavango river
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Rundu...wow what a busy little town.....
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All lodges in and around Rundu were flooded so we headed East to find alternative camp site.
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Samsitu Riverside Camp S17*50.993 E019*40.164
Nice pool and clean abutions:
Wow....what a beautiful camp!
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blikemmer dis great maark hoop jy is besig met die opvolg
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Thanks Mark ek het reeds die trippie vir die jaar beplan. Nou wil ek ook sommer net vakansie gaan hou
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Baie dankie. Mooi fotos, waardevolle inligting en maak ons lekker jaloers en lus vir toer :mrgreen: ,maar ai die ekonomie :x :x
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Lovely campsite :thumbup:
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The next day we decided to detour via Eenhana / Ondangwa / Oshakati then Ruacana
On route: Cassie
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Marius making dust again.....with his LR.....
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Quick visit to the Boabab tree at Eenhana:
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Inside the tree is a small chapel....for special occasions...
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For those who have'nt seen Ondangwa / Oshakati in some time...... wow since I was there....things have changed. And lots of rain! Lots of memories and brought a tear to my eye seeing what was left...... :thumbdown:
Ondangwa has grown.....and the Air forcebase now controlled by the Nam police.
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Remember this?
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Main gate
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We could not believe the amount of pub's in and around town....literally 100's!!!
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Now even with CTM.....
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From there we headed to Ruacana, Kunene Island Camp site, where we met Wynand our host:
Email: kunene.island@gmail.com
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Camping fees: N$ 60.00, children free, vehicle N$ 10.00
Ablutions clean, boat trips available on request.
View entering Ruacana falls:
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At the camp site...first things first!!!
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Neat and tidy camp site with free wood :thumbup:
Wynand and his wife quickly introduced themselves and made us feel at home!
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Some ammo found lying around
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The next morning Wynand agreed to show us around town, free of charge, no obligation and we gladly accepted his generous offer :thumbup:
He took us to the old SA base, some may recognise, now manned by Nam army....
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Ruacana Falls
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The brave took the walk down to the falls.....not so brave and fresh afterwards, but I knew there would be a cold one waiting back at the car-park.....if we made it.... :dance1: :dance1: :dance1:
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Wynand then took us to some 'secret' pools in the mountains :thumbup: Where we could have a swim!
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On our way to the next pool, Belinda accidently slipped cutting open her knee.....
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We had no choice but to turn around and get her back where we could clean and evaluate her injuries! It was decided to take her hospital where she could get some stitches.
Please note the pain liquid in her hand :shh: :shh: :shh:
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When we got back to camp, Wynand decided to take the kids on a trip along the river :naah:
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View of the river from our camp site
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Beautiful sunset
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Amazing how things change within 10 mins :thumbup:
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We stayed at Kunene Island Camp site for two nights as we felt very welcome.

The next morning we headed off towards Swartbooisdrift along the Kunene river. Nice drive where we would camp at Epupa Falls the following night 200km :thumbup:
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Nice thread... Makes me want to pack the van and hit the road :arrow:

NOW :!: :!: :!:
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Something els I wanted to mention earlier but seem to have forgot.......

In my first post of this thread not sure if you al noticed......something?

Vellies his wife(Belinda) and four kids......all in a Prado :!: :!:
Now what can I say....congrats, some guys know how to pack - no trailer!

Here are some things that I knew of that went along
1 x Roof top tent with room extenion
1 x 95l fridge
2 x tables
6 x chairs
2 x jerry cans
1 x 40l water tank
4 x disco beds for the kids
4 x ammo boxes
Pots and pans

Now for those who think space is a problem.....speak to 'Vellies' he will show you how :wink2:

Respect :thumbup:

ps Cassie aka Caskru goes down to CT for a long weekend, him his wife, two small kids for a weekend.......and has to tow a trailer :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Jislaaik Mark, daar's baie ouens wat nou groen is oor die lekker trip. En baie dankie vir die moeite om soveel detail en mooi pics te laai.

Ek dink my volgende vakansie is reeds beplan deur OOOOMS & Kie Adventures
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Tjokkie wrote:Jislaaik Mark, daar's baie ouens wat nou groen is oor die lekker trip. En baie dankie vir die moeite om soveel detail en mooi pics te laai.

Ek dink my volgende vakansie is reeds beplan deur OOOOMS & Kie Adventures
I will have to second this. Looking good.
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very nice Mark :thumbup:
You say you didnt make any bookings.Did you struggle finding places to stay or was it easy
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george wrote:very nice Mark :thumbup:
You say you didnt make any bookings.Did you struggle finding places to stay or was it easy
No bookings, none what so ever. Dec is their off-peak season. Some lodges were closed...as the owners were on leave.....
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Mark, I know I am jumping the gun here but was Kaudom very wet?
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Mark

Seems like yet another legendary tour :thumbup:

Im :sick: with envy
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:thumbup: Jip i still remember that, if that is the first AA gun tower as you come from where 53 battalion was, then my tent was 300 meters from there. As you got into the main gate the fuel depot was on your left, the ammo depot more left at the end of the runway on the Osikathi side :thumbup:
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Dankie dat jy ons genooi het hoor :disgust: :acute: :shock2: ;-)

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Niel wrote:Mark, I know I am jumping the gun here but was Kaudom very wet?
Hmmmm....sorry Niel you will have to wait..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Blaps wrote::thumbup: Jip i still remember that, if that is the first AA gun tower as you come from where 53 battalion was, then my tent was 300 meters from there. As you got into the main gate the fuel depot was on your left, the ammo depot more left at the end of the runway on the Osikathi side :thumbup:

Correct, I could not see the other tower/s
A.J. wrote:Dankie dat jy ons genooi het hoor :disgust: :acute: :shock2: ;-)

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Waiting for the rest... :twisted:

Have some friends doing the Caprivi etc in April...they need the info ...it is only because of them that I am asking :tease:
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Hilux01 wrote:Have some friends doing the Caprivi etc in April...they need the info ...it is only because of them that I am asking :tease:
That will be us.

Thx for all the great info, can't wait for the next installment.
You mentioned that Dec is offpeak. What will April be classified as?

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Wow Mark! Awesome trip. We'll have to make a plan to join you some time.
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Dan the Man wrote:
Hilux01 wrote:Have some friends doing the Caprivi etc in April...they need the info ...it is only because of them that I am asking :tease:
That will be us.

Thx for all the great info, can't wait for the next installment.
You mentioned that Dec is offpeak. What will April be classified as?

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Mark :clap: :clap: :clap:

Brilliant report A+ for now :twisted: but only if we get more :beg:

Glad you guys had a good and safe time, but now please get back to work and continue with this, it's my daily motivation for dreaming.

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Mark,

You are making us wait

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Ok Mark...Interval is now finished.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: Maak so dalk later vandag as ekke op lunch is :wink2:
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:evil: :thumbdown:

Oooms PLEASE :beg: weekend lunch is over, now we need more motivation as to why we shouldn't be at work.

No excuses come on.

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Hy is op n go slow
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....I am on a 'got no pics strike'.... :!: :!: :!:

Marius, Marius, Marius....kom in..... :aggresive: :aggresive: :aggresive:
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As jy my kamera geleen het soos ek aangebied het, sou niemand nou mos wag vir fotos nie!
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Hi-Hilux wrote:As jy my kamera geleen het soos ek aangebied het, sou niemand nou mos wag vir fotos nie!
Ja, ja, ja....
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Hi-Hilux wrote:As jy my kamera geleen het soos ek aangebied het, sou niemand nou mos wag vir fotos nie!
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The End! :tease:
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From Ruacana we took the recommended scenic route via the Kunene river to Swartbooisdrift. A beautiful journey about 52km river side, till you get to Swartbooisdrift. There we turned left on the D3701, to Epupa.

What we should have done is continue along the Kunene via Swartbooisdrift to Epupa, but only found out later that the route was in fairly good condition.

Here are some pics: leaving Ruacana
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Some locals
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Just before Swartbooisdrift we stopped off at the Dorslandtrekkers Monument
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Then back onto the D3701
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We then stopped for brunch, dodging into a riverbed. Then this funny idea came upon me to follow the riverbed. I got some strange looks form the crowd at first, but they then soon followed :lol: :lol: :lol: We found ourselves in some tight situation as ther was no turning back....so Vellies and Marius convinced me we would make it! No choice in the matter we pushed on having to deflate our tyres. Fun it was indeed. Some did not think it was toooo funny :naah:
Somewhere here:
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Then Marius followed
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Toyota leads....others follow.... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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The 120 Prado impressed me the most....effortlesly through the thick sand!
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Then Cassie's Cruiser
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Till we came out here
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Continued in the dry riverbed
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Some obstacles we encountered
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Note: Riverbed driving can be very dangerous, floods occur and rain 100km away can cause rivers to flood. So before doing this make sure you check the weather patterns and weather forecasts.
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On route to Epupa you come across this beautiful mountain range. called The Zebra Mountains:
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And some local Himba's
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The camp site was pretty empty
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The Deck, nice place to relax, have a drink and view the falls
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A lot more water than last year :thumbup:
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Primitive ablutions, but clean!
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Local curio shop,
Note: there are no shops / fuel around this area, the closest is Upuvo
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View of the falls from the hill
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The camp site right next to the falls now has a nice pool, which the kids enjoyed. Also camping and a small restaurant. But is not in front of the falls.

Danelle and I decided not to do Van Zyls Pass this time around as we did it last year. So we decided to stay an extra night at Epupa and he rest of the group Marius, Vellies and Cassie left for Van Zyls the following morning.

We would travel down via Upovo and meet them 2 day's later at Puros.

I have asked Marius to continue the report taking you through Van Zyls, Marienfluss, Camp Syncro and the Puros.

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Thanks Mark :thumbup:

Looks fantastic, cant wait for the rest :beg:
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:thumbup: :yahoo:

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:clap: :clap: :clap: Really looking good....now how long will we have to wait this time for the next chapter. :eh: :eh:
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Hi guys and girls as Mark mentioned,they decided to give Van Zyl's pass a mis,seeing that they done it the previous year and as we discovered later,there was a few other reasons,but we will keep u intreeged for a while before we can tell you that.We would then meet up with them 2 days later at Piros camp site.
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Nice big old trees in the riverbeds.Nice to stop and refresh with a cold drink and a snack.
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Crossing some amazing dry river beds and then re-routing our way in some riverbeds for a few km's
Crossing some amazing dry river beds and then re-routing our way in some riverbeds for a few km's
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Finally on our way to the legandary Van zyl's pass,passing a Humba chief grave next to the road,
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Confused as we arrived at the camp site,knowen to be the a few km's before the start of Van Zyl's pass.We are all amaized that the "road/opsticall" that we have being doing the whole day and that was just the road to Van Zyl's.
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By the time we reached the camp site it was passed 17h00 and the local camp adminastrator has "left the building"
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We took a drive through the camp site and decided to camp slightly away from the general camp site as the cow dung was every where and that attrackted a lot of fly's ect.With sites like these that doesn't get visited so often during this time of year,the locals let there hair down and get a bit slack when it gets to keeping the camp site clean and mentained.Within an hour the camp adminastrator made his appearance and sorted out the running water and got the donkey started up for hot water.The community camp with flush toilets,hot showers etc was all we needed to sleep over and freshen up for the next big day.
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Great TR so far,

looking forward to the rest :thumbup:
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:x :x :x :x

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