Namibia is for the birds, but in a good way…

We drove from Swakopmund to Omaruru today, in the Erongo Region of central Namibia. It was real foggy in the morning when we left, so we didn’t get a chance to take one more look for wildlife at the Swakop River. The good news, however, is just as we were heading home last evening thisContinue reading “Namibia is for the birds, but in a good way…”

A Namibian sampler…

It was another stellar day here in Namibia, and my sister joined me this morning on my search for wildlife near the mouth of the Swakop River, as Anne enjoyed herself a little down time. This first bird looks sort of like the young great blue herons we often see in Estabrook Park and theContinue reading “A Namibian sampler…”

More Etosha and some Walvis Bay…

It was another fine day in Namibia, and the only driving on the schedule today was just 30 minutes on a paved road down the coast from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay to see its famous lagoon and surrounding wetlands, which “are one of the most important coastal wetlands of southern Africa.” Before we get toContinue reading “More Etosha and some Walvis Bay…”