Namibia

Serra Cafema, February 2025 — The Season of Milk

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February 28, 2025 On our last day at Serra Cafema, I asked Michael E (one of the staff who happened to also have my name) why there seemed to be less flies around at night. He laughed and said, “It’s dark at night! They can’t see!” We continued on with an interesting discussion about flies.…

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Serra Cafema, February 2025 — Himba

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February 22, 2025 We’ve lucked out again with an awesome guide. Athonosius (called Athon) has been assigned to us for our 5 days at Serra Cafema, and we are absolutely thrilled. He reveals an impressive trove of knowledge about so many different things; while being able to drive a Land Rover without GPS nor street signs on challenging terrain,…

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Sossusvlei, February 2025 — Return

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February 26, 2025 Shaun – an astronaut in the book, Orbital by Samantha Harvey, wonders why he is …Trying to live where he can never thrive? Trying to go where the universe doesn’t want him when there’s perfectly good earth just there that does. He’s never sure if his lust for space is curiosity or…

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Serra Cafema, February 2025 — Angels

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February 23, 2025 Joey died on Valentine’s Day. Anais is with her mother (Theresa) and his family today, in New York at the funeral. He is having an official NYC Police send-off. Joey is my former step son. I was married to his mother. I contacted Theresa for the first time in over thirty years…

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Serra Cafema, February 2025 — Surrender

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February 22, 2025 We are now at Serra Cafema, Namibia, on the banks of the Kunene River. It creates a border between our Wilderness camp and Angola. The Kunene flows brown and into the Atlantic – only 30 miles away, carrying the earth to the ocean below. While keeping an eye out for alligators, we…

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