To be able to see more of Namibia, after a few days in Gobabis, Trevor, Lyn and I went on a week’s holiday to the West Coast of the country, to a small fishing town of Hentie’s Bay.
This page is of various photos taken while walking up to the Thukela Falls. Until late afternoon it was a glorious day.
For the 2nd time this year we are having a 4 day break within our own Province of KwaZulu-Natal. In August we went down the South Coast to a beautiful little town, Shelley Beach. This time we have travelled inland to a resort within the Drakensberg Mountains, Orion Mont-aux-sources, as…
Once or twice a year we take a mini-break of 4-5 days at a timeshare resort in SA, usually in our own Province of KwaZulu-Natal. In August we chose to go down the South Coast to the lovely resort of Club Hacienda in Shelly Beach. It is a 1.5 hour…
It was great to know that we would be settled for a while as we would be spending a fortnight with Lyn & Tyrone in Gobabis. During this time we would visit a big cat farm and drive right across the country to spend a week in Hentjies Bay.
This is the day we finally got to see where our children lived in Gobabis, Namibia, at least for the next few years. They are always on the move depending on where the next road-building contract is. With another long drive ahead of us (about 470kms; 290miles) we left Mariental…
Fortunately, it was not necessary to drive back to Grunau before turning north to Keetmanshoop. We took the dirt road close to the Canyon Roadhouse which went north to Seeheim. The road once again was in excellent condition but very quiet.
Our time at Fish River Canyon was a wonderful experience. As the 2nd largest canyon in the world it was really awe-inspiring.
In 2010 Lyn & Tyrone had been transferred to Gobabis, Namibia. Where I heard you ask? That was just my response at the time.
When we arrived at our hotel in Maun around midday to find lots of activity but also the staff and some security staff almost standing to attention around the Reception area.