August 2012

Another highlight of our Namibia trip is kayaking with the seals while also seeing flamingoes on the shore and dolphins in the water

We spend two nights in Swakopmund to recuperate and visit the historic downtown as well as to kayak with seals from Walvis Bay

One of the more memorable stops along the coast is at Cape Cross to view the huge seal colony and the site where the first European explorer landed in Namibia

Most of the day today we explore the famed Skeleton Coast with two major stops at the abandoned Toscanini Diamond Mine and the very interesting abandoned oil rig

First stop of the day is at the first Unesco WHS in Namibia the interesting and expansive petroglyphs of Twyfelfontein

We spend the evening exploring the Organ Pipes and Burnt Mountain as well as the interesting petrogyphs at Twyfelfontein

We have seen petrified trees before but we want to see them also in Namibia so we stop for an hour at Khorixas Petrified Forest to admire them and to see our first welwitchia plants

Today is our last morning in Etosha filled with wildlife and birds with us seeing our first mountain zebras and a flock of red-headed finches as well as a kudu

The last part of our trip through the wild side of Etosha is from Okaukuejo to Dolomite Camp seeing animals and birds all around us and just making it in time to the camp

We spend the middle part of the day exploring the middle and most popular section of Etosha seeing tens of elephants and innumerable antelopes and zebras