Reflecting on a Year of Riding the Wind
Sitting here at “home” in California I am hard-pressed to believe what has transpired in the past year. Loaded with lessons, new challenges, new sights, and best of all, new…
Read MoreAfrica: The Sweetest Surprise
As I sit here in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, my mind spins from the activities of the last twenty days on an overland adventure with Nomad Tours. This morning I said goodbye to friends. People who were unknown to…
Read MoreWindhoek, Namibia to Ghanzi to Maun, Botswana with Nomad Tours – Day 13 & 14
We got an early start to make it to the Botswana border by early afternoon. Everyone seems irritated…
Read MoreEtosha National Park and Windhoek, Namibia with Nomad Tours – Day 10, 11 & 12
This morning we drove 170 kilometers from the Himba Village to Etosha National Park and immediately began …
Read MoreVisiting the Himba People in Kamanjab, Namibia with Nomad Tours – Day 9
When the morning finally came, I trudged down that granite slope to be delighted with a view of the sun rising on Spitzkoppe Mountain. A bank…
Read MoreSpitzkoppe Mountain in Namibia with Nomad Tours – Day 8
Leaving Swakopmund, we follow the Trans-Kalahari highway passing the largest uranium mine in Namibia. After a 200…
Read MoreTropic of Capricorn, Flamingos and Swakopmund, Namibia with Nomad Tours – Day 6 & 7
In the dawn, Nicole and I roll up our tent. This…
Read MoreA Walk in the Namibian Desert with a Resident Expert and Nomad Tours – Day 5
After climbing a sand dune, visiting Deadvlei, and visiting Solitaire, it had already been a long day, but…
Read MoreSolitaire, Namibia: A Quick Stop in Another Dimension
Already it had been a long day, rising before the sun to climb a sand dune in the Namib Desert and visiting Deadvlei in the intense sun. We then headed back to camp to pack up our tents, have…
Read MoreDeadvlei in Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia with Nomad Tours – Day 5
After hiking the Dune 45, we enjoyed a breakfast of eggs, bacon, and cereal in the middle of the…
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