The game of billiards and the Great Fish River Canyon
"He is now the master". That was the last phrase I heard in South Africa. It seems a metaphor for the country's situation. Dion, driver, a white cupboard, looked like a police tossed away the skull of wildebeest that had been placed in front of truck. "I have eight months traveling with her and I have not ever said anything", explained.
It was not easy to leave South Africa, Police were playing ball, border risks, and wanted me to pay a fine because I had expired visa. “Llama a tu jefe, I said, but that makes it clear that I have permission to 15 de septiembre ". The guy must have thought I was going to get heavy and it was easier to get the stamp and I lost in the desert of Namibia. We leave.
But, the best was yet to come. In the Namibia Border we, in the same office, some guys playing pool. A small rickety table, with two crosses of duct tape covering the broken sticks that had the plastic plug. "Estoy and África", remembered, the continent of implausible scenes. It turns out that the men were prisoners. Just behind the office is a small jail, where for good behavior let them come out and play pool or paint the walls of the room border, Ines tells me (man), which is of Namibia and help with tents and cooking. "The World Cup of Pool?, I ask. (I have the feeling that the conjunction of the World Cup / Spanish will help me all the way). They laugh and explain that I play every morning. They should practice more, the balls go into the pockets physical accident. Lack, everything that can fail and laugh (I said, Africa).
Returning to the truck, The image is significant. If we look behind us we see the asphalt African. Head, a track that almost with us and during the 13 days in this country. The cabin was full of dust as we open the windows; but we do the heat is suffocating. We headed Fish River Canyon, the second largest canyon in the world, they say (There is a tendency in all the places that have the world's largest. The trick here is that talk of a canyon in some places is over 27 miles wide. The length is 160 km). All the way the landscape is similar: long empty roads and desert to the sides.
There is no trace of human life around, sprawling desert just before our eyes.
The truck tour, and pick up a stone path, in the middle of nowhere, that makes us think that the above was a German motorway. After 22 km, it took us almost an hour walk, we Guest House Farm Fish River Canyon. A spectacular lodge, with beds 25 People, full of charm. There is no trace of human life around, sprawling desert just before our eyes. An hour later we left for the canyon. When you get the picture is brutal, imposed peace. We went down a path about five miles and reached the river. The bathroom in those cold waters, perpetual calm, I'll take it sure as one of the highlights of the trip. The sun sets over the harbor we cut. Dan wanted to make a fire and stay there to sleep, to listen to anything. They say the area has leopard.
Go back to the farm. Robert and Ines preparan her food. At this stage of journey, my goal to lose three kilos and 300 kilos has passed into history. The types of balls and cook every night there gastronomic feast. Yesterday was a plate of rice Namibia, meat and vegetables, as in pot, ball was. We decided that the Spanish group will cook a night is typical of our land. The downside is that it has gone from a rice paella with lobster and, last option, potatoes with clams. I see clearly to remove the bags bimbo. Then, and at dusk, bottle of wine a night and tripping singing star. Great. Highly recommend this place. As if anyone would come to this corner lost in nothingness, the phone is 0026463683005.
Today we begin the route again. 400 miles to Luderitz. Follow the laughter and played to a game in the truck pocha (Typical custom trips with my friends). We stopped in the desert, near Luderitz to see herds of wild horses.
Albert and Ines is Descojonado in the kitchen while preparing food. Do you want to teach African?, ask. Then make a gesture to get off the rack, and laughing, and banging his chest with his hands behind his back (have to catch him. Seeing seems possible). Obviare thirteen thousand idiocies I answered, afraid, the possibility that we were to ask me to teach Africas contest.
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Comments (5)
Sonia H
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I envy. The trip look good, but it seems to be quite expensive..
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jeff
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Hola javiar
It seems they are going to enjoy this trip now that you have left SA . Now his travels in Africa and actually begins his adventures will be amazing. I would be sharing Alli.
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TO LA
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Please, that shame, with the little that we!!!. Do not fall into the trap of teaching AFRICA. AFRICA no, at most, a bit of Europe but only the right than the left dwindles always something. Kisses you want your Bis.
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Xavier
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Thanks. It is true that Africa is expensive, peero hopefully reduce costs.
Jeff, beware. We see in madrid.
To,love you too
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home
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No comments… but gives to much laughter leather sofas
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