On June 25 2005, we embark upon a six week adventure trip to Africa,
starting in Namibia, hoping to make our way into Botswana. We like to rough it,
and expect that this trip will be no different. Our most interesting times have
been in home stays, so we will look for these opportunities.
Without a tour or any definite plans, we will be living out of a Land
Rover with another couple (Dan & Ingrid), trying to find interesting
people, places and experiences.
In Namibia, we hope to get to the northern border with Angola, where we would like to spend some time with the indigenous Himba people.
Having spent the final two weeks of our journey far from the reach of
electricity, we found ourselves in some of the most remote wilderness, with no
certainty that we'd have enough gas to leave.
Arriving in a small village of the !Kung San people (also known as the
Bushmen), we meet men and women who have survived as hunter-gatherers for
nearly 30,000 years. Unfortunately, the outlook is grim as their lifestyle is
now being displaced and eroded by commercial ventures and farming.
Calvin & Sharon
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