Posted in 2018 Trip Southern Africa Southern Hemisphere

Non-stop adventure and exploration continues

It’s Thursday evening, November 15th, and I’m in a hotel (with good internet service) at the JoBurg (Johannesburg, South Africa) airport getting ready to leave…

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Posted in 2018 Trip Southern Africa Southern Hemisphere

History DOES Repeat Itself

1959 – June-September As a freshly minted college graduate I went to Europe, bought a Vespa Scooter and explored the continent – UK, France, Germany,…

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Posted in 2018 Trip African Wildlife Antarctic Wildlife Southern Africa Southern Hemisphere

African (Jackass) Penguins

They’re called “Jackass” because their sound is like that of a braying donkey. They are one of the 18 types of Penguins, all of which…

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Posted in 2018 Trip Southern Africa Southern Hemisphere Southern Ocean

Cape Agulhas

    You can’t get any further south on the African Continent than Cape Agulhas where the the cold Southern Atlantic and the warm Indian…

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Posted in 2018 Trip African Wildlife Animals Birds Southern Africa Southern Hemisphere

Animals of Southern Africa (and some birds, too)

Actually, there are many, many, many more birds than animals (mammals), as these books at “reception” at one of the game lodges show I did…

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Posted in 2018 Trip Namibia Southern Hemisphere

More about the Namib (Namibia) Desert and Dunes

This glorious Nabib Naukaft National Park in southern Namibia, fronting on the South Atlantic Ocean, is reputedly the 4th largest in the world, and the…

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Posted in 2018 Trip Namibia Southern Africa Southern Hemisphere

Fantastic Dunes in Namibia

Namibia has one of the world’s largest National Parks, covered with incredible sand dunes – many sizes, shapes, colors, all dependent on minerals, wind conditions…

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