Thursday, November 14, 2013

Epupa Fall - End of the world

Waking up at Ft Sesfontein with only one other couple was an amazing moment to enjoy this old German fort to ourselves. After breakfast we headed to Opuwo,a long sandy road with its occasional dips and Himba people hiding in the shade waiting for us to drive by. At that moment they would jump out waving their arms. They either got apples or pencils and then we continued on. Our impressions of Opuwo is that it was some kind of border town which hosted different tribes.



Good place to bank and get gas but you felt that you could lose your belongs if you weren't paying attention. Onward we went to the end of the world where the Crocodile sleeps. Epupa Falls which lies between Namibia and Angola is a breathe taking site after driving hours through the desert.



We were amazed to find our camping company consisted of four old men from the holy land aging from seventy four to eighty. On the other side was the road crew waiting for twelve motor cross riders who were also from Isreal. The German crew was getting worried since they were long over due. The group arrived haggard and had damaged several of the bike. Two bikes didn't have functional clutch anymore. We went to the bar and enjoyed a Rockshandy (Recipe: mix tonic water and lemonade and add some drops of 44,7% Angostura and a slice of lemon)

Our evening ended in a wind storm as we feel into a deep sleep in our tent on top of our car, listing to the waterfall sounds of Epupa.

3 comments:

  1. Hey, sounds like you are having a great time. I really admire and envy you both for your courage which sounds like it is really paying off. Look forward to reading more of your blogs soon.

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  2. Drink sounds refreshing. Similar to gin tonic. You'll have to have a drinks party when you get back and serve Rockshandy :)

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  3. Yep, if we ever come back...Shelly wants really to join a farm here to save the big cats....

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