Highlights from My January 2010 trip to Namibia  
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ACHTUNG BABY !  omaruru coffee house
PASOP! Sign on omaruru gem dealer fence
electric fence in WINDHOEK
In general , Namibia is a safe place. But
the electric fences and warning signs let
you know that this is a different kind of
place. Between this and the pizza menu,
you know you're not in Kansas any more !
PIZZA MENU IN AFRICA
SPEED LIMIT SIGN IN NAMIBIA 100kmh
A long road takes us to our Base Camp:
BRANDBERG REST CAMP in Uis, Namibia.
( This place recieves our highest
recomendation).
CAT IN UIS NAMIBIA
BRANDBERG REST CAMP COURTYARD uis namibia
inside lobby brandberg rest camp UIS NAMIBIA
Basil on left , rest camp owner UIS NAMIBIA
BRANDBERG REST CAMP uis namibia
Basil Kalitz , Brandberg Rest Camp Owner , takes
us on a sundowner at the abandoned tin mine in Uis.  
You'd think the sunset would be the highlight , but
no, the real climax is the 4wd drive trip after. I won't
spoil the surprise and say any more........
UIS TIN MINE
SUNDOWNER WITH BASIL KALITZ uis namibia
You are kidding me?
One of the things we did was visit
the messum crater.
elephant rock on the way to messum crater
view inside the messum crater
Weaver bird nests at brandberg amethyst area
POLITICAL POSTER INSIDE MINERS SHED AT BRANDBERG
we also visited the Brandberg area.
Not much to see in
Tubussis other than
this 'LOVE SHACK".
TRY ME    LOVE ME
open air crystal market in usakos namibia
crystal market dealer stall USAKOS NAMIBIA
Crystal Market in
USAKOS, NAMIBIA
ERONGO AQUAMARINE for sale in USAKOS NAMIBIA
crystal market beryl in usakos
CAT in karibib namibia
carver rhino outside henkerts in karibib
BRANDBERG AMETHYST DEALERS
We stayed in karibib at
Albrechtshohe and looked at some
tourmaline mines.
ALBRECHTSHOHE
tourmaline mine in karibib namibia
is this a peyote button?
HOHENSTEIN MTN ERONGO
VIEW FROM INSIDE THE HOHENSTEIN LODGE
While investigating the Erongo
aquamarine deposits we stayed at
the HOHENSTEIN LODGE.  While
the accomodations were elegant,
when they shut the generators off
at night , the place was way too hot
not to have at least a fan. AVOID.
These bumps are tourmaline pockets
Hey theres a guy up there digging
I spotted a guy digging and hollered
untill he came down to talk to us !
THIS IS THE GUY ON THE MOUNTAIN
CAMP OF AN ERONGO MINER
confronted by wildebeasts at the hohenstein area
No stop in Windhoek is complete
without some paperwork at
the ministry .  And you must try the
Zebra at Joe's Beerhouse !
SWEETER THAN ZEBRA MEAT
Background photo's show sunset
in Uis , Namibia.
 All Photo's & Design
by Rodney Moore.
sunset UIS NAMIBIA
R A MOORE PHOTOGRAPHY
Music audio file is
"AFRICA" by the rock group
"TOTO"  from the album "TOTO
IV"  ca 1982.
BACON AND BANANNA SANDWICH ???
Above pictured is a
"Bacon & Bananna" sandwich from
"Fresh & Wild".   

Yeah ,  I ate it.