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August 09, 2004

Out of Africa

Namibia was definately my favorite African country - I didn't want to leave the dunes. I am sure I will be coming back to spend more time in Namibia some day. We had a brief stop at Fish River Canyon...

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Sossusvlei and Sesreim

We were supossed to leave early in the morning the next day after the sandboarding/ATV'ing for a town called Sesreim, which is the gateway to the Namib Naukluft National Park, in hopes of seeing the sunset from the top of...

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August 07, 2004

Woooooo Hoooooo!!!

For my last day in Swakopmund, I went sandboarding and 4 wheeling. FUN! I've never sandboarded, or snowboarded before, so there was a little lesson, and then I was on my own. It was fun, outside of having to climb...

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July 31, 2004

The Skeleton Coast

We have only seen a handful of other vehicles in the last 5 days in Namibia on the desolate dirt roads. After the Cheetah Park, we continued driving west through a place called Palmwag, which was in the middle of...

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Save the Cheetahs

We left Etosha and headed for Ojitotongwe, to visit the Cheetah Park. Mario, the owner of the Cheetah Park, who is also a farmer, has dedicated a portion of his farmland to the cheetahs so they can have a place...

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On the Road Again

My relaxation time in Maun was great, and much needed. The only thing that could have made it better was if there had been a Taco Bell in town. :) The rest of the group had a nice time in...

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July 22, 2004

A vacation from my vacation

I decided that for my vacation from my vacation I'd splurge and treat myself to a hotel room in Maun. The campsite I was staying at was about 14 km out of the town and wanted to be able to...

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July 21, 2004

Absolutely Nothing

Hello! I'm now in Maun, Botswana (location 19 59S, 23 25E). The rest of the group has gone off for a 3 day trip into the Okavango Delta. I've stayed behind because I did a similar trip into the Delta...

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July 18, 2004

Pictures Pictures Pictures

So I'm in Vic Falls and have finally found a computer with a USB AND they let me download the software for my portable hard drive, so this entry is going to be mainly pictures that I couldn't post before......

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July 12, 2004

Who wants free beachfront property?

From Chitimba Beach our next stop was Kande Beach, also on Lake Malawi, just a few hours south. Same as Chitimba, I was paranoid about the Bilharzia so I didn't go in the water. I walked up and down the...

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July 10, 2004

More beaches more beaches

The ferry from Zanzibar back to Dar es Saalam was awful. It was supossed to be an hour long journey, (which was pretty enjoyable when we were doing the reverse trip out to Zanzibar) but this time, the waters of...

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July 06, 2004

Zanzibars Beaches

The next morning we left Stone town for a few days of relaxation in a village called Nungwi, which is the most northern town on the Island of Zanzibar. I arrived to Nungwi around 10am and was ready for some...

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Zanzibar! The Spice Island!

Leaving Arusha early thursday morning, we drove through the northwestern part of Tanzania to a small riverside town called Pangani. Not much of a town, it was just a good halfway point between Arusha and Dar Es Salaam. After a...

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June 26, 2004

Masai Mara on African Time

Leaving the Springlands hotel we got our first taste of "African Time," which basically means, things don't happen when they are scheduled, or when it says they will on whatever ticket you might be holding. It means things happen whenever...

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June 22, 2004

The Roof of Africa

Day 1 - Machame Gate (1490m) to Machame Camp (2980m) We left the Springlands hotel (and the comfort of our beds) by bus and were dropped off at the Machame Gate where the guides and porters arranged and weighed all...

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June 13, 2004

From the foothills of Kilimanjaro

Unfortunately, none of the computers I have come across in Nairobi or here in Moshi, Tanzania have USB connections, so no pictures. Too bad. Got some interesting pics today. I stayed the night in Nairobi, and left this morning to...

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