{"id":4864,"date":"2019-05-23T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T09:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2019-06-08T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T09:04:21","slug":"la-namibie-1ere-partie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/la-namibie-1ere-partie\/","title":{"rendered":"LA NAMIBIE &#8211; 1\u00e8re partie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nous voil\u00e0 de retour pour une deuxi\u00e8me visite des pays africains.<\/p>\n<p>Tout commence le <b>1er mai <\/b>par un vol reliant <b>Gen\u00e8ve \u00e0 Z\u00fcrich<\/b>, puis <b>Z\u00fcrich \u00e0 Johannesburg<\/b> et pour terminer <b>Johannesburg \u00e0 Windhoek<\/b>, capitale de la <b>Namibie<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Nous avions r\u00e9serv\u00e9 ce vol en septembre 2018 et il est agr\u00e9able de voir que tout s\u2019encha\u00eene sans probl\u00e8me, simplement en se pr\u00e9sentant au guichet de l\u2019a\u00e9roport, et sur simple pr\u00e9sentation de son passeport.<\/p>\n<p>Arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 <b>Windhoek<\/b>, un chauffeur du <b>Trans Kalahari Inn<\/b> nous attend pour nous emmener \u00e0 cette lodge o\u00f9 nous allons passer les deux premi\u00e8res nuits.<br \/>\nC\u2019est avec grand plaisir que nous y retrouvons notre <b>Azala\u00ef<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>We are back in Namibia!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">During the last 3 Months we enjoyed our spacious home (compared to 4m2 in the Azala\u00ef), spent happy times with friend and families, went snowshoeing and skiing and watched the wonderful spring awakening in Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The contrast is as striking as usual<\/strong>. The dense, green spring vegetation in CH and 16h later the arid scenery in Namibia where the strong sunlight intensifies all contours and colors. Tones of warm earthy read, yellow, brown and olive green dominate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4876\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4876\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Namibie.jpg?resize=520%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Namibie.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Namibie.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Namibie.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Namibie.jpg?resize=299%2C300&amp;ssl=1 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Avant de commencer notre p\u00e9riple, une petite pr\u00e9sentation de la <b>Namibie<\/b> s\u2019impose.<\/p>\n<p>Projet\u00e9e sur la <strong>carte de l\u2019Europe,<\/strong> on se rend bien compte de la taille de ce pays, grand comme vingt fois la Suisse mais ne comprenant que 2,5 millions d\u2019habitants (90% d\u2019origine Bantoue) dont presque 1 million habite dans la r\u00e9gion de la capitale Windhoek.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">For those that are interested, here the usual <strong>introduction to the country<\/strong>:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Projected onto the map of Europe Namibia\u2019s size becomes evident. Roughly <strong>20 timers the size of Switzerland<\/strong> or 3 times Germany it only has 2.5 million inhabitants (90% black), of which about 1 million lives in and around the capital Windhoek.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4871\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4871\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4871\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Carte-Namibie-ur-Europe.jpg?resize=584%2C839&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Carte-Namibie-ur-Europe.jpg?w=2020&amp;ssl=1 2020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Carte-Namibie-ur-Europe.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Carte-Namibie-ur-Europe.jpg?resize=768%2C1103&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Carte-Namibie-ur-Europe.jpg?resize=713%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 713w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Carte-Namibie-ur-Europe.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Carte-Namibie-ur-Europe.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>La Namibie<\/strong> est l\u2019un des pays les plus arides et les moins peupl\u00e9s du monde avec seulement 3 habitants en moyenne au km\u00b2.<br \/>\nOn distingue 4 grands secteurs :<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Le d\u00e9sert du Namib<\/strong> et les plaines c\u00f4ti\u00e8res inhospitali\u00e8res longeant l\u2019Atlantique sur 2000 kilom\u00e8tres.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Le plateau central<\/strong> culminant \u00e0 2600 m\u00e8tres o\u00f9 sont concentr\u00e9es les villes.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Le d\u00e9sert du Kalahari<\/strong> \u00e0 l\u2019est.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Le Bushveld<\/strong> bois\u00e9 de l\u2019Okavango et le Caprivi au nord.<\/p>\n<p><strong>La Namibie<\/strong> est un des pays d\u2019Afrique les plus riches en ressources min\u00e9rales. La mine constitue la principale activit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique du pays et produit des diamants, du zinc, du plomb, du cuivre, de l\u2019uranium, de l\u2019argent et de l\u2019or.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019agriculture est domin\u00e9e par l\u2019\u00e9levage. Le traitement de la viande et des produits d\u00e9riv\u00e9s constitue une activit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique importante. La plupart des fermes d\u2019\u00e9levage sont situ\u00e9es dans la partie centrale du pays. La Namibie poss\u00e8de \u00e9galement un des plus importants potentiels de p\u00eache du monde. Les principales exportations concernent les diamants, l\u2019uranium, le cuivre, l\u2019\u00e9tain, le plomb et le zinc. Les principaux produits import\u00e9s sont les aliments, les combustibles et les produits manufactur\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">With only<strong> 3 inhabitants per square km<\/strong> Namibia is one of the least populated countries of the world.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">There are 4 distinct zones:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The <strong>Namibia Desert<\/strong> and the uninviting sandy planes and dunes along the 2000 km long west coast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The<strong> central high plateau<\/strong> where most of the cities are located<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The <strong>Kalahari<\/strong> desert in the east<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The <strong>Okavango and Caprivi Bush<\/strong> in the north along the Angolan boarder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Namibia is also one of the richest countries in Southern Africa in terms of mineral resources and mining is the main economic activity in the country. Diamonds, zinc, lead, copper, uranium, silver and gold.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Agriculture is dominated by cattle farming and the overall meat industry is of high economic importance. The long coast and the cold southern current enable an important fishing industry.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Namibia\u2019s export is dominated by mining products, whereas the import consists mainly of food, fuel and manufactured goods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Vendredi 2 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>La journ\u00e9e est consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la pr\u00e9paration de l\u2019<strong>Azala\u00ef<\/strong>.<br \/>\nRemplissage des r\u00e9servoirs d\u2019eau et de carburant, passage au super march\u00e9 pour le plein d\u2019aliments et soir\u00e9e au restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">May 2nd; We are very happy to <strong>recuperate our Azala\u00ef in good condition!!<\/strong> &#x1f600;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">(Not that we really had a doubt, but so many people asked us weather we are certain to have chosen the right location&#8230;).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We spend the day in preparing the Azala\u00ef: loading fuel, water, food, reactivating the fridge, etc. We close the day with a fabulous evening dinner on a terrace in Windhoek (delicious rump steak and Namibia! Asparagus).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Samedi 3 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>D\u00e9part en direction de l\u2019ouest pour 2 jours dans le <b>d\u00e9sert du Namib<\/b>, plus pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment \u00e0 <b>Nankluft Park<\/b>.<br \/>\nSur le chemin, nous faisons une halte au bord du <b>lac de barrage Oanob <\/b>qui pr\u00e9sente une pr\u00e9cieuse r\u00e9serve d\u2019eau pour la survie de toute la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The next day we head south west direction <strong>Naukluft Park<\/strong> which is a mountainous part of the Namib desert. On our way we stop for a milkshake (it is too hot for a coffee!) at the men built <strong>Oanob lake resort<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4882\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4882\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030597.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030597.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030597.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030597.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030597.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030597.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030597.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4881\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4881\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4881\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030596.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030596.jpg?w=1347&amp;ssl=1 1347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030596.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030596.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030596.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030596.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030596.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Dimanche 4 mai<br \/>\nNaukluft Park<\/b>, situ\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9gion montagneuse du <b>Namib <\/b>est parcouru par la rivi\u00e8re \u00e9ponyme qui offre la possibilit\u00e9 d\u2019une tr\u00e8s jolie randonn\u00e9e dans un paysage de montagnes aux tons ocres et de v\u00e9g\u00e9tation luxuriante aux abords du cours d\u2019eau.<br \/>\nEn parcourant le chemin qui longe la rivi\u00e8re, nous rencontrons deux jolis endroits o\u00f9 se sont form\u00e9s des bassins naturels et malgr\u00e9 une eau que l\u2019on pourrait qualifier de tr\u00e8s fraiche, nous n\u2019h\u00e9sitons par \u00e0 nous y plonger pour rafraichir nos corps surchauff\u00e9s par l\u2019effort de la randonn\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The receptionist at the <strong>Naukluft campground<\/strong> shows us the diverse hikes that can be done in the Park. Given that the temperatures still rises quickly above 30C short after sunrise we chose the a short hike that climbs a gorge next to a small river. Excellent choice as there are a number of <strong>natural pools along the way<\/strong><\/span> &#x1f600;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4885\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4885\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4885\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030613.jpg?resize=584%2C1038&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030613.jpg?w=758&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030613.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030613.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>La soir\u00e9e se termine au restaurant du camp, qui au menu du soir nous propose un plat tr\u00e8s r\u00e9pandu, autant en Afrique du Sud qu\u2019ici, le <b>Rump Steak <\/b>(entrec\u00f4te de boeuf) accompagn\u00e9 de l\u00e9gumes et frites.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lundi 5 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>Il est d\u00e9j\u00e0 temps de quitter cet endroit tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able pour rejoindre notre prochaine \u00e9tape, <b>A Little Sossus Campsite<\/b>, pr\u00e8s de <b>Sesriem<\/b>, o\u00f9 <strong>Sybille<\/strong>, la fille de Michel, accompagn\u00e9e de son amie <strong>V\u00e9ronique<\/strong>, vont nous rejoindre pour effectuer un circuit de 3 semaines de d\u00e9couverte de la Namibie.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Our next destination is <strong>Sesriem<\/strong> where we meet <strong>Michel\u2019s daughter Sybille and V\u00e9ronique a friend of her<\/strong> who will travel with us for 3 weeks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Sesriem is the starting point for one of the two biggest tourist attractions in Namibia the <strong>Sossusvlei a spectacular dry salt lake<\/strong> in the heart of the Namib desert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mardi 6 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>R\u00e9veil \u00e0 06h00 pour un d\u00e9part \u00e0 06h30 afin de rejoindre les fameuses dune rouges de <b>Sossusvlei<\/b>, distantes d\u2019une centaine de kilom\u00e8tres et situ\u00e9es au coeur du d\u00e9sert du Namib.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sossusvlei <\/b>est un d\u00e9sert de sel et d\u2019argile et consiste en un oued p\u00e9n\u00e9trant depuis la localit\u00e9 de Sesriem sur une soixantaine de kilom\u00e8tres d\u2019est en ouest.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Sossusvlei,must be visited early to catch the morning light. So we leave our campground in the dark at 6h30. From the park entry we continue another 60 km along a dry river bed before we park the car and climb into the very read dunes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4893\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4893\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4893\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030634.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030634.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030634.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030634.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030634.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030634.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030634.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>La dune 45 tr\u00e8s pris\u00e9e des touristes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4888\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4888\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4888\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030617.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030617.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030617.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030617.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030617.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030617.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030617.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"350\" width=\"584\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_4349-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"L\u2019attribut alt de cette image est vide, son nom de fichier est IMG_4349-copie-1024x614.jpg.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Les dunes de <b>Sossusvlei<\/b> se sont form\u00e9es par l\u2019accumulation de grains de sable transport\u00e9s par les vents d\u2019est sur de distances assez consid\u00e9rables, parfois depuis l\u2019int\u00e9rieur du Kalahari.<br \/>\nUne marche d\u2019un peu plus de 6 kilom\u00e8tres et apr\u00e8s 250 m\u00e8tres de mont\u00e9e dans le sable mou nous am\u00e8ne au sommet de la dune \u00ab<b>\u00a0Big Daddy\u00a0<\/b>\u00bb d\u2019o\u00f9 l\u2019on b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie d\u2019une vue majestueuse sur le lac et les dunes environnantes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">After 3km uphill in the sand (you know the story: two steps up, one step down again&#8230;) we reach the top of the <strong>dune \u201cBig Daddy\u201d<\/strong> at a hight of 250m. We enjoy the stunning view before we run down the 45 degree slope of the dune right into the Sossusvlei. Definitely great fun and actually much easier than we all though<\/span>t &#x1f60a;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4891\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4891\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4891\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030624.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030624.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030624.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030624.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030624.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030624.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030624.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4890\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4890\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030622.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030622.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030622.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030622.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030622.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030622.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030622.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4892\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4892\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030632.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030632.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030632.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030632.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030632.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030632.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030632.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s une descente vertigineuse droit dans la pente \u00e0 45 degr\u00e9s, nous atteignons le plus grand des lacs sal\u00e9s aujourd\u2019hui ass\u00e9ch\u00e9, dont <b>L\u2019acacia erioloba,<\/b> dressant ses branches dess\u00e9ch\u00e9es au milieu de la mer de sel repr\u00e9sente la principale v\u00e9g\u00e9tation de cet endroit.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">And here is why the <strong>Sossusvlei dry salt lake<\/strong> is so popular:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #2c2f34; text-transform: none; line-height: 26px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4894\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4894\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4894\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030638.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030638.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030638.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030638.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030638.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030638.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030638.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4895\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4895\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4895\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030648.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030648.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030648.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030648.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030648.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030648.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030648.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mercredi 8 mai<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b>Journ\u00e9e de transfert qui va nous voir effectuer le trajet de quelques 300 kilom\u00e8tres qui relie <b>Sossusvlei \u00e0 Walvis Bay <\/b>sur la c\u00f4te Atlantique.<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s une centaine de kilom\u00e8tres de piste principalement de t\u00f4le ondul\u00e9e, quelques maisons \u00e9mergent de la plaine d\u00e9sertique.<br \/>\nL\u2019endroit s\u2019appelle <b>Solitaire<\/b> et porte bien son nom car c\u2019est le seul lieu habit\u00e9 sur les 6 heures de route que nous effectuons dans la journ\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">From here, 300km rough dirt road bring us to our next stop <strong>Walvis bay at the Atlantic coast<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">What a pleasure to stop half way at <strong>Solitaire<\/strong> in the middle of the desert to taste a <strong>spectacular apple cake<\/strong> with a cup of cappuccino<\/span> &#x2764;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4896\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4896\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4896\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030656.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030656.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030656.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030656.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030656.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030656.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030656.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>62 habitants peuplent <b>Solitaire<\/b> qui offre au voyageur une station d\u2019essence et une boulangerie r\u00e9put\u00e9e pour faire le meilleur g\u00e2teau aux pommes de toute la Namibie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4912\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4912\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_8270.jpg?resize=584%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_8270.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_8270.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_8270.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_8270.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4897\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4897\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4897\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030659.jpg?resize=584%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030659.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030659.jpg?resize=300%2C278&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030659.jpg?resize=768%2C712&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030659.jpg?resize=1024%2C949&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030659.jpg?resize=324%2C300&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030659.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Un peu plus loin, nous traversons le <b>Kuiseb Canyon<\/b> dont la rivi\u00e8re para\u00eet ass\u00e9ch\u00e9e mais en fait elle coule environ 60 centim\u00e8tres sous la surface et \u00e9merge seulement en cas de pluie.<br \/>\nCeci permet \u00e0 la v\u00e9g\u00e9tation de pousser, malgr\u00e9 une s\u00e9cheresse apparente.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Along the way the dunes give way to a<strong> stone desert<\/strong> and the <strong>Kuiseb Canyon<\/strong>, where in the dry season the river flows about 60 cm below the surface and trees can still survive!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4898\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4898\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4898\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030665.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030665.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030665.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030665.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030665.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030665.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030665.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alors que nous progressons gentiment sur une piste pas toujours en bon \u00e9tat, nous apercevons le v\u00e9hicules de <strong>Sybille et V\u00e9ronique<\/strong> arr\u00eat\u00e9 au bord de la route et les filles nous faisant signe de nous arr\u00eater.<br \/>\nLeur Nissan ne veut plus avancer car le moteur surchauffe anormalement.<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s avoir ajout\u00e9 de l\u2019eau dans la circuit de refroidissement, la temp\u00e9rature redescend et tout semble fonctionner normalement.<br \/>\nEn milieu d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi nous atteignons <b>Walvis Bay <\/b>par un vent \u00e0 d\u00e9corner les boeufs et une temp\u00e9rature nettement plus fra\u00eeche que dans le d\u00e9sert.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jeudi 9 mai<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b>Notre guide <strong>John<\/strong> vient nous chercher \u00e0 la r\u00e9ception de Lagoon Chalets &amp; Campsite o\u00f9 nous avons pass\u00e9 la nuit en vue d\u2019une sortie en 4&#215;4 jusqu\u2019\u00e0 <strong>Sandwich Harbor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>La visite commence par la visite des salines dont les vastes \u00e9tendues en pleine \u00e9vaporation s\u2019ornent de couleurs roses contrastant avec le blanc du sel et le bleu du ciel et de la mer.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Walvis bay<\/strong> is an important industrial center for Namibia with the biggest harbor of the country, an important fishing industry and a huge salt pan that concentrates salt from seawater.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Besides industry there is also impressive nature in the area and <strong>today we are going on expedition with our guide John<\/strong>. On the program are the <strong>salt pans<\/strong>, a <strong>ride through the dunes<\/strong>, a visit of the famous Sandwich harbor, which is actually <strong>a lagoon<\/strong> and a visit to a large <strong>seal and flamingo colony<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The salt water contains a pinkish microorganisms that provokes an intense coloring in the concentrated pools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4900\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4900\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030672.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030672.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030672.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030672.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030672.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030672.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030672.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous longeons ensuite la plage bord\u00e9e de dunes sur une cinquantaine de kilom\u00e8tres\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">From Walvis bay we drive roughly 50 km with the Atlantic on one side and increasingly bigger dunes on the other side&#8230;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4902\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4902\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030677.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030677.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030677.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030677.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030677.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030677.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030677.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026.avant d\u2019atteindre <b>Sandwich Harbor<\/b>, nomm\u00e9 ainsi suite \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chouage malheureux d\u2019un bateau portant ce nom.<\/p>\n<p>Ce lieu, dont les dunes, hautes de 120 m\u00e8tres, viennent s\u2019\u00e9chouer en bord de mer offre un spectacle majestueux.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">&#8230;until we climb into the 120m high dunes to have the perfect view onto <strong>Sandwich harbor<\/strong>, named after a ship that had run onto a sandbank here and remained stuck during 6 months. As you can see it is actually a lagoon ont a tabour at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4943\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4943\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4943\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?w=2126&amp;ssl=1 2126w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0380.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John nous emm\u00e8ne \u00e0 travers celles-ci en effectuant un rod\u00e9o de belle maitrise, gravissant les pentes de sable avec aisance et se jetant dans des pentes de 40 degr\u00e9s nous bloquant la respiration \u00e0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>chaque fois.<\/p>\n<p>Il nous m\u00e9nage aussi quelques poses pour la contemplation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4903\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4903\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4903\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030684.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030684.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030684.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030684.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030684.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030684.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030684.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4904\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4904\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4904\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030687.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030687.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030687.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030687.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030687.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030687.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030687.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sur le coup des midi, John nous propose de f\u00eater \u00e7a sur le bord de la plage avec une coupe de champagne et un d\u00e9licieux pique-nique.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">After an impressive up and down race through the very steep dunes we stop at the sea for a <strong>champagne picnic<\/strong><\/span> &#x1f600;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4905\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4905\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4905\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030699.jpg?resize=584%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030699.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030699.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030699.jpg?resize=768%2C462&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030699.jpg?resize=1024%2C615&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030699.jpg?resize=500%2C300&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030699.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Avant de rejoindre notre camping, nous allons encore voir une colonie de phoques \u00e0 fourrure au milieu desquels se m\u00e9langent des flamands roses.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">And finally the <strong>seals<\/strong> and <strong>flamingos<\/strong>. A perfect day!<\/span> &#x1f60d;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4908\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4908\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4908\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030712.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030712.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030712.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030712.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030712.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030712.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030712.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4906\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4906\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4906\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030705.jpg?resize=584%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030705.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030705.jpg?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030705.jpg?resize=768%2C392&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030705.jpg?resize=1024%2C523&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030705.jpg?resize=500%2C255&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030705.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cette sublime journ\u00e9e se termine dans le r\u00e9put\u00e9 meilleur restaurant de <b>Walvis Bay,<\/b> le <b>\u00ab\u00a0Raft\u00a0\u00bb <\/b>dont la r\u00e9putation est d\u2019offrir de succulents plats de fruits de mer.<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nVendredi 10 mai<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b>Journ\u00e9e qui se devait d\u2019\u00eatre tranquille !?<br \/>\nTout commence par une une mont\u00e9e tranquille le long de la c\u00f4te jusqu\u2019\u00e0 <b>Swakopmund<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s avoir effectu\u00e9 quelques courses, nous nous donnons rendez-vous avec <b>Sybille et V\u00e9ronique<\/b> le long de la promenade en bord de mer.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The next day we continue 40km further up the costs to <strong>Swakopmund<\/strong>, a small town where the majority of the population still speaks German, the bakeries sell rye bread and German style cheesecake and the architecture is 18hundred Western European style. In contrast to Walvis Bay the focus here is clearly on tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4915\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4915\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4915\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030731.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030731.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030731.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030731.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030731.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030731.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030731.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4917\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4917\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4917\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030736.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030736.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030736.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030736.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030736.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030736.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030736.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lors de la balade, elles nous font part que leur Nissan chauffe \u00e0 nouveau anormalement.<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s un t\u00e9l\u00e9phone \u00e0 l\u2019agence de location, d\u00e9cision est prise de passer dans un garage en vue d\u2019un contr\u00f4le plus approfondi.<br \/>\nIl en ressort que le joint de culasse est fendu et que la voiture est d\u00e9sormais hors d\u2019usage.<br \/>\nLes filles sont ainsi condamn\u00e9es \u00e0 rester \u00e0 <strong>Swakopmund<\/strong> alors que nous avions r\u00e9serv\u00e9 un camping \u00e0 <b>Hentis Bay,<\/b> 80 kilom\u00e8tres plus au nord.<br \/>\n<b>V\u00e9ronique <\/b>n\u00e9gocie toutefois qu\u2019un v\u00e9hicule de remplacement soit fourni avant midi demain et que la compagnie de location prenne en charge la chambre d\u2019h\u00f4tel pour la nuit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quand \u00e0 nous, nous visitons encore un peu la ville\u2026..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4918\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4918\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4918\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030737.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030737.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030737.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030737.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030737.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030737.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030737.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4920\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4920\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030741.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030741.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030741.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030741.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030741.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030741.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030741.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026..avant de monter comme pr\u00e9vu \u00e0 <b>Hentis Bay <\/b>en esp\u00e9rant que tout s\u2019arrange demain pour nous permettre de continuer notre voyage comme pr\u00e9vu.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We spend the night in a small fishing village again further up the coast. But this time without Sybille and V\u00e9ronique who had to bring their car to the garage with a big motor damage. The car rental company has promised to bring them a replacement tomorrow&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Samedi 11 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>La brume marine s\u2019est install\u00e9e ce matin, comme plus de 200 jours dans l\u2019ann\u00e9e et nous plonge dans un froid et une humidit\u00e9 d\u00e9sagr\u00e9able.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The Namibian coat is \u201cfamous\u201d for its <strong>200 days of fog per year<\/strong>. The hot air at the coast absorbes a huge amount of sea water during the day and the very cold sea (around 14C!) condensates it again during the night and creates the dense fog.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We get a great demonstration this morning! The air is humid, cold and almost sticky from the high salt content. Maybe good for your lungs and your skin, but otherwise very unpleasant and for us definitely a reason to get going early!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4924\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4924\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4924\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030742.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030742.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030742.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030742.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030742.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030742.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030742.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous fuyons cette atmosph\u00e8re de bord de mer d\u00e8s 10h00 pour rejoindre le d\u00e9sert et par la m\u00eame occasion notre prochaine destination: <b>Branberg White Lady Lodge.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A peine une demie heure apr\u00e8s notre d\u00e9part, la temp\u00e9rature est d\u00e9j\u00e0 mont\u00e9e au del\u00e0 de 30\u00b0C et l\u2019humidit\u00e9 a pass\u00e9 de 90% \u00e0 10%.<br \/>\nNous sommes \u00e0 nouveau dans le d\u00e9sert Namibien et la brume a totalement disparu pour faire place \u00e0 un soleil radieux.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We drive inland to our next destination: the <strong>Brandberg<\/strong> where we will do a hike to find some really old <strong>bushman rock paintings<\/strong>. After less than 30min drive we leave the costal fog and the temperature climbs very quickly well above 30C and the relative humidity drops from 100% to 10%. Welcome back to the desert!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Notre route nous fait passer tout \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d\u2019un village <b>Himbas<\/b>.<br \/>\nLes indig\u00e8nes nous font signe de nous arr\u00eater, ce que nous faisons avec plaisir afin d\u2019en savoir un peu plus sur ce peuple.<\/p>\n<p>Les filles s\u2019enduisent tout le corps d\u2019un m\u00e9lange de terre rouge et de graisse animale en signe de beaut\u00e9 mais aussi comme protection contre les ardents rayons du soleil et les insectes.<br \/>\nA part un pagne de cuir autour des reins, elles portent comme seul v\u00eatement une parure faite principalement de coques de fruits et de perles.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">On the way we stop at a little <strong>Himba village<\/strong>. A group of traditionally dressed women with their skin covered in a mixture of red soil and animal fat have installed a little shop to sell some handicraft. Cl\u00e9ment a young boy functions as translator since the girls are only now allowed to school and the young women present did not have this privilege.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4932\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4932\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4932\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030753.jpg?resize=584%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030753.jpg?w=758&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030753.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030753.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous faisons la connaissance de <strong>Clement<\/strong> qui nous raconte l\u2019histoire de son village qui vit principalement de l\u2019art artisanal qu\u2019ils vendent directement aux touristes de passage.<\/p>\n<p>Il nous am\u00e8ne vers son fr\u00e8re pour une d\u00e9monstration de fabrication d\u2019un <strong>Calao<\/strong>, oiseau que l\u2019on trouve dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We admire the hand carved wooden animals and assist the c<strong>arving of a Hornbill <\/strong>(a very common bird in the area). We buy 4 of the animals and fill a 5 ltr water bottle for Cl\u00e9ment before we leave (the tribe has to buy their water in the next town and carry it home over a long distance).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4928\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4928\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030747.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030747.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030747.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030747.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030747.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030747.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030747.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Les enfants restent au village abrit\u00e9s du soleil par des abris assez rustiques.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4935\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4935\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030757.jpg?resize=584%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030757.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030757.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030757.jpg?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030757.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030757.jpg?resize=488%2C300&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030757.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4939\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4939\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030759.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030759.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030759.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030759.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030759.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030759.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030759.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Avant de les quitter, les filles nous offrent une danse d&#8217;adieu.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">As a thank you we get a <strong>traditional dance<\/strong> demonstration from the women:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4933\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4933\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4933\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030754.jpg?resize=584%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030754.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030754.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030754.jpg?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030754.jpg?resize=1024%2C663&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030754.jpg?resize=464%2C300&amp;ssl=1 464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030754.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quelques kilom\u00e8tres plus loin, un autre groupe nous fait signe en agitant des bidons vides qu&#8217;ils sont \u00e0 cours d&#8217;eau.<br \/>\nNous nous arr\u00eatons afin de leur remplir deux bidons tir\u00e9s des r\u00e9servoirs de l&#8217;Azala\u00ef.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">A little further a mother with her children <strong>waves with empty water bottles<\/strong>. We decide that it is impossible not to stop if someone asks for water. So we fill two 5 ltr containers while the children beg for sweets and chewing gum.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4937\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4937\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030762.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030762.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030762.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030762.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030762.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030762.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030762.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4936\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4936\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030763.jpg?resize=584%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030763.jpg?w=758&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030763.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030763.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4938\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4938\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030761.jpg?resize=584%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030761.jpg?w=758&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030761.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030761.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous atteignons <b>White Lady Lodge <\/b>en milieu d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi et apprenons que les filles n\u2019ont touch\u00e9 leur nouveau v\u00e9hicule qu\u2019en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi.<br \/>\nElles vont monter jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 <b>Henties Bay <\/b>et nous rejoindre demain.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">When we get to the <strong>White Lady Lodge<\/strong> where we will camp for the night we learn that Sybille and V\u00e9ronique received a new car but later than expected. So they will unfortunately miss out on the hike and our beautiful camping spot:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Notre emplacement au soleil levant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4944\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4944\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4944\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030771.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030771.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030771.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030771.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030771.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030771.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030771.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Dimanche 12 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>A peine le soleil ayant illumin\u00e9 le ciel de ses premiers rayons orang\u00e9s, nous nous rendons au d\u00e9part de la randonn\u00e9e qui va nous conduire vers la \u00ab\u00a0<b>White Lady<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">At sun rise (7am, it is autumn here) we drive to the <strong>departure point of our hike<\/strong>. Nevertheless when we start hiking the sun it is already hot and the guide tells us that it will be a very hot day. (The guide is compulsory to avoid vandalism and damage through e.g. touching the paintings, both had happened in the past!).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4945\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4945\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4945\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030772.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030772.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030772.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030772.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030772.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030772.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030772.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Une bonne demie-heure de marche plus tard, nous atteignons ce site, occup\u00e9 il y a plus de 5000 ans par le peuple des <b>San<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>La grotte marqu\u00e9e par la pr\u00e9sence de peintures rupestres \u00e9tait un lieu de c\u00e9r\u00e9monie.<\/p>\n<p>Le chaman entrait en transe jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que des visions apparaissent \u00e0 son esprit.<br \/>\nIl en faisait ensuite part aux indig\u00e8nes artistes qui les reproduisaient sur le plafond de la grotte.<br \/>\nC\u2019est ainsi que l\u2019on peut apercevoir des animaux avec des pattes humaines ou \u00e0 l\u2019inverse, des humains avec des t\u00eates d\u2019animaux.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The low overhang where we find the paintings used to be a <strong>ritual place for the Sun bushman 3000 to 5000 yeas bc.<\/strong> It was discovered only in 1917 and the so called White Lady is in fact a medicine man covered in sweat and dust during a ritual dance (thus the whitish colour).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The details and colors of the paintings are amazing but don\u2019t show that well in the photo. So you have to use a bit of imagination.<\/span> &#x1f60a;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4950\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4950\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030773.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030773.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030773.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030773.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030773.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030773.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030773.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cet endroit fut d\u00e9couvert en <strong>1917<\/strong> par un allemand du nom de <b>Reinhardt Maack <\/b>et c\u2019est beaucoup plus r\u00e9cemment que l\u2019arch\u00e9ologue <b>Abb\u00e9 Henri Breuil,<\/b> un fran\u00e7ais, dans son imagination, donna son nom au personnage que l\u2019on voit en blanc sur la paroi et le nomma \u00ab\u00a0<b>White Lady<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb(La femme blanche).<\/p>\n<p>En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, le personnage repr\u00e9sente un homme, un <b>chaman <\/b>effectuant une danse sacr\u00e9e et tout en transpiration la poussi\u00e8re du sol va lui coller \u00e0 la peau et lui donner cette couleur blanche.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Une cascade actuellement \u00e0 sec passe juste \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 du site.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Just behind the site there is a huge\u00a0<strong>dry river bed<\/strong>. Not easy to imagine that there will be a lot of water during the rainy season!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4949\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4949\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4949\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030776.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030776.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030776.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030776.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030776.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030776.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030776.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sur le trajet du retour, un couple de salamandres attirent notre attention.<\/p>\n<p>La femelle. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Female lizard.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4948\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4948\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030777.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030777.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030777.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030777.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030777.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030777.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030777.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le m\u00e2le. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">And her partner.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4947\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4947\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030779.jpg?resize=584%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030779.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030779.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030779.jpg?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030779.jpg?resize=1024%2C626&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030779.jpg?resize=491%2C300&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030779.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cette s\u00e9quence culturelle termin\u00e9e, nous reprenons notre route pour rejoindre \u00ab\u00a0<b>Ugab Terrasse Lodge \u00ab<\/b>\u00a0distante d\u2019un peu moins de 200 kilom\u00e8tres o\u00f9 nous passerons les deux prochains jours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/la-namibie-1ere-partie\/img_0436\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5137\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5137\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0436.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0436.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comme pr\u00e9vu, <b>Sybille et V\u00e9ronique <\/b>nous rejoignent en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi avec un v\u00e9hicule apparemment en ordre de marche<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>et nous pourrons ainsi \u00e0 nouveau continuer notre programme de visites ensemble.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">From here we head direction <strong>Etosha National Park<\/strong>. Next to Sossusvlei this is the biggest attraction in Namibia.<br \/>\nHalf way we have booked a two day stop at the <strong>Ugabe Terrace lodge<\/strong> built <strong>on top of a cliff<\/strong> with a stunning view onto the surrounding table top mountains (a little d\u00e9j\u00e0-vu with Monument Valley?).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lundi 13 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>Nous d\u00e9couvrons qu\u2019une <b>double tyrolienne<\/b>, l\u2019une de 860 m\u00e8tres et l\u2019autre de 640 m\u00e8tres de longueur est install\u00e9e au d\u00e9part de la Lodge o\u00f9 nous nous trouvons.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est sans h\u00e9sitation que nous nous inscrivons pour cette activit\u00e9 matinale qui va nous permettre de vivre quelques frissons mais surtout une magnifique vue sur le paysage environnant.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The Lodge owner had the excellent idea to install<strong> two sip-lines<\/strong> between the lodge and the lower plain. Great fun and great views!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4951\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4951\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4951\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030784.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030784.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030784.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030784.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030784.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030784.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030784.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4952\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4952\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4952\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030787.jpg?resize=584%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030787.jpg?w=758&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030787.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030787.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4955\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4955\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4955\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030814.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030814.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030814.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030814.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030814.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030814.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030814.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4953\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4953\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030789.jpg?resize=584%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030789.jpg?w=758&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030789.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030789.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4954\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4954\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4954\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030805.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030805.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030805.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030805.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030805.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030805.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030805.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le reste de la journ\u00e9e est occup\u00e9e \u00e0 la d\u00e9tente sur ce magnifique site.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The day continues with relaxing at the pool and later a gin tonic with a view from the terrace.<\/span> &#x1f601;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4959\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4959\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030819.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030819.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030819.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030819.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030819.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030819.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030819.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nMardi 14 mai<\/b>Le <b>Vingerklip<\/b> (falaise du doigt) \u00e9tant la vedette du coin, une visite rapproch\u00e9e s\u2019impose avant de rejoindre la r\u00e9gion d\u2019<b>Etosha<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/la-namibie-1ere-partie\/p1030801-copie\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5133\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030801-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030801-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030801-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030801-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030801-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030801-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030801-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Une randonn\u00e9e d\u2019une heure et demie nous permet de nous en approcher et d\u2019admirer ce rocher tout particulier d\u2019un peu plus pr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Today we have a closer look at the rocks that we viewed from the lodge terrace. One of them is appropriately <strong>called Vingerklip<\/strong> (finger cliff).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4985\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4985\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0442.jpg?resize=584%2C825&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0442.jpg?w=709&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0442.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Un passage \u00e0 <b>Outjo<\/b> pour faire le plein de diesel, quelques courses et un arr\u00eat dans le \u00ab\u00a0<strong>Biergarten<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb o\u00f9 la choucroute est au plat du jour et d\u00e9j\u00e0 nous nous retrouvons pr\u00e8s de l\u2019entr\u00e9e du <strong>Parc Etosha<\/strong> qui va nous accueillir pour la nuit.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">In the <strong>town<\/strong> <strong>Outjo<\/strong> we fill up on water, fuel and food. Some of the <strong>German culture<\/strong> has also survived here in the form of a <strong>Biergarten<\/strong> with a choice of Schnitzel, Eissbein, sauerkraut and German cakes<\/span> &#x1f60b;<\/p>\n<p>En <strong>1881<\/strong>, suite \u00e0 la demande grandissante d\u2019ivoire par les march\u00e9s europ\u00e9ens et am\u00e9ricains, des milliers d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s dans la r\u00e9gion du parc Etosha et ceci jusqu\u2019\u00e0 extinction compl\u00e8te de ceux-ci.<br \/>\nC\u2019est en <b>1907<\/b> que le parc a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 avec une surface \u00e9quivalente \u00e0 2 fois celle de la Suisse.<br \/>\nPas moins de <b>80 points d\u2019eau<\/b> ont \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en place, ce qui a favoris\u00e9 la venue de toute une faune.<br \/>\nEn<b> 1973<\/b> le parc a \u00e9t\u00e9 redimensionn\u00e9 \u00e0 la taille d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui, 22\u2019270 km2 (la moiti\u00e9 de la taille de la Suisse) et ferm\u00e9 par une cl\u00f4ture de 2,60 m\u00e8tres.<br \/>\nLes \u00e9l\u00e9phants sont aujourd\u2019hui au nombre de 2500, alors que les lions qui avaient aussi compl\u00e8tement disparu atteignent les 400 unit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Etosha National Park:<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">End of 18 hundred thousands of elephants and hundreds of lions had been killed in the area around the Etosha salt pan to satisfy the European and North American fashion for ivory and big game hunting.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">As a response this <strong>National Park was created in 1907<\/strong> with twice the surface of Switzerland and the creation of more than 80 waterholes encouraged the return of abundant wildlife.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Today the park is <strong>half the size of Switzerland<\/strong> and it is one of Namibia\u2019s key tourist attractions. There are now<strong> 2500 elephants, 400 lions<\/strong>, millions of all sorts of <strong>antelopes<\/strong> and plenty of other game like <strong>giraffes, rhinos, zebras, leopards, etc.<\/strong>\u00a0 You can explore the park in self drive but it is forbidden to get out of the car at any time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mercredi 15 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>Le soleil \u00e9tait encore couch\u00e9 alors que nous nous mettions d\u00e9j\u00e0 en activit\u00e9.<br \/>\nIl s\u2019agit d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e0 l\u2019entr\u00e9e du parc <strong>Etosha<\/strong> d\u00e8s son ouverture, pr\u00e9vue \u00e0 07h15 afin de profiter un maximum de la journ\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Une heure nous est n\u00e9cessaire pour obtenir le permis n\u00e9cessaire avant de pouvoir profiter du premier point d\u2019eau qui assure de voir nos premiers animaux.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Springboks, impalas, kudus, gnus chacals, girafes, phacoch\u00e8res, \u00e9l\u00e9phants et m\u00eame un rhinoc\u00e9ros noir seront pr\u00e9sents autour des diff\u00e9rents points d\u2019eau que nous visitons dans la journ\u00e9e.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The usual approach to visit Etosha is to drive from one waterhole to the next and observe the animals coming and going. For those that still remember, it feels a little like a drive-in cinema &#x1f600;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">But we first have to go through the lengthly procedure to enter the main gate, pay the entrance fee at the first camp and fill in a disclaimer (something like when we get eaten by a lion we can not blame the park&#8230; &#x1f609;).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We are rewarded with three days of wonder!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4957\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4957\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4957\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030829.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030829.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030829.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030829.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030829.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030829.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030829.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4956\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4956\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030839.jpg?resize=584%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"369\" 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4969\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030875.jpg?resize=584%2C454&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030875.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030875.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030875.jpg?resize=768%2C597&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030875.jpg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030875.jpg?resize=386%2C300&amp;ssl=1 386w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030875.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spectacle des plus passionnants de voir la hi\u00e9rarchie qui s\u2019\u00e9tablit spontan\u00e9ment dans ce monde animal pour acc\u00e9der au pr\u00e9cieux liquide.<\/p>\n<p>Un passage dans la piscine du <strong>camping Halali<\/strong> est le bon moyen de nous rafraichir avant un repas typique de chez nous: Pommes de terre en robe des champs, gruy\u00e8re sal\u00e9, compt\u00e9 de M\u00e9tabief, salade, accompagn\u00e9s d\u2019un vin sud-africain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jeudi 16 mai<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Deuxi\u00e8me journ\u00e9e de visite du <b>Parc d\u2019Etosha<\/b>.<br \/>\nNous passons par les divers points d\u2019eau jalonnant le parcours entre le camping d\u2019<b>Halali<\/b> et celui de <b>Namutoni<\/b>, le plus \u00e0 l\u2019Est du parc.<br \/>\nLe nombre d\u2019animaux que l\u2019on peut y rencontrer est absolument impressionnant et il faut m\u00eame leur laisser quelque fois le passage lorsqu\u2019ils traversent la route.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4967\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4967\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4967\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030895.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030895.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030895.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030895.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030895.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030895.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030895.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4963\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4963\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4963\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030851.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030851.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030851.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030851.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030851.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030907.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030907.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030907.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4971\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4971\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4971\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030921.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030921.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030921.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030921.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030921.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030921.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030921.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4970\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4970\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4970\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030872.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030872.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030872.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030872.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030872.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030872.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030872.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sybille et V\u00e9ronique<\/b> ont m\u00eame le bonheur de voir le <b>roi lion<\/b> en mode sieste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4980\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4980\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020207.jpg?resize=584%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020207.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020207.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020207.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020207.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020207.jpg?resize=500%2C285&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020207.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPhoto de V\u00e9ronique<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nVendredi 17 mai<\/b>Troisi\u00e8me journ\u00e9e dans le parc Etosha avec un circuit autour de Namoutoni, le camp le plus \u00e0 l\u2019est du parc.<br \/>\nA nouveau de tr\u00e8s nombreux animaux autour des points d\u2019eau avec un va et vient constant entre les diff\u00e9rentes esp\u00e8ces.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sybille et V\u00e9ronique <\/b>ont \u00e0 nouveau la chance de voir l\u2019un des grands fauves les plus recherch\u00e9s par les touristes, un <b>l\u00e9opard<\/b> \u00e0 l\u2019affut, tenter une attaque sur un springbok.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4979\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4979\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020306.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020306.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020306.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020306.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020306.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020306.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020306.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4977\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4977\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4977\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020326.jpg?resize=584%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020326.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020326.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020326.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020326.jpg?resize=1024%2C714&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020326.jpg?resize=430%2C300&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1020326.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Photos de V\u00e9ronique<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samedi 18 mai<br \/>\n<\/strong>C\u2019est le moment de quitter <strong>Etosha<\/strong> afin de continuer notre p\u00e9riple \u00e0 travers cette merveilleuse <strong>Namibie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Le seul lac naturel du pays, le lac <strong>Oshikoto<\/strong> a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 apr\u00e8s l\u2019effondrement de la voute de la caverne dans laquelle il \u00e9tait abrit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">It is time to leave Etosha and continue our loop through Namibia.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">A few km South we visit \u201cl<strong>ake Oshikoto<\/strong>\u201d the <strong>only natural lake of Namibia!<\/strong> Surprisingly it is not used as a swimming pool but more looked at as a curiosity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4972\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4972\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4972\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030924.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030924.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030924.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030924.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030924.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030924.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030924.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le site a aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 occup\u00e9 par les <strong>Allemands<\/strong> au d\u00e9but de la premi\u00e8re guerre mondiale et avant que ceux-ci soient chass\u00e9s par les soldats sud-africains, il ont d\u00e9vers\u00e9s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>toutes leurs armes lourdes au fond du lac.<br \/>\nUne vingtaine de canons tapissent encore le fond du lac alors que d\u2019autres ont \u00e9t\u00e9 rep\u00each\u00e9s et plac\u00e9s dans un mus\u00e9e de Tsumeb.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Une rumeur circule que les Allemands y auraient \u00e9galement immerg\u00e9 un tr\u00e9sor, ce qui a incit\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s \u00e0 interdire l\u2019acc\u00e8s aux plongeurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">History says that during the 1st world war before surrendering to the South African groups the Germans throw all their weapons and canons into this lake. Apparently they did the same with an enormous treasure that has not been found until today&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Distant de quelques dizaines de kilom\u00e8tres sur la route de <strong>Kamrav,<\/strong> but de notre journ\u00e9e, nous faisons halte sur le site de la plus grosse m\u00e9t\u00e9orite connue dans le monde aujourd\u2019hui.<\/p>\n<p>La m\u00e9t\u00e9orite de <strong>Hoba<\/strong>, d\u2019un volume de 9 m3 et d\u2019un poids de 60 tonnes est constitu\u00e9e de 82,4% de fer, 16,4% de nickel, 0,76% de cobalt et quelques autres \u00e9l\u00e9ments.<br \/>\nC\u2019est ce que l\u2019on pourrait appeler un bloc d\u2019acier inoxydable \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Second curiosity for today: a few km further south lays <strong>Hoba, the biggest meteorite on earth<\/strong>, still at its original impact site. No wonder, it ways 60t! and consists of 80% iron! 16% nickel and a few rare other elements.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The meteorite hit the ground some 80\u2019000 yeas ago and there is nothing left from the certainty immense original impact crater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4973\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4973\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4973\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030925.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030925.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030925.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030925.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030925.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030925.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030925.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grace \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sente d\u2019un isotope radioactif, les scientifiques ont pu estimer que sa chute sur la terre date d\u2019environ 80\u2019000 ans, alors que son age se situe entre 190 et 410 millions d\u2019ann\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>Arriv\u00e9e en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi \u00e0 la ferme de <strong>Kamrav,<\/strong> o\u00f9 <strong>Maryna<\/strong>, la propri\u00e9taire, nous r\u00e9serve un accueil des plus chaleureux et apr\u00e8s un ap\u00e9ro \u00ab\u00a0Gin-tonic\u00a0\u00bb elle nous pr\u00e9pare un succulent repas sur la base d\u2019un filet de springbok que l\u2019on accompagne d\u2019un gouleyant vin sud-africain.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We spend the night at <strong>Kamrav Guest farm<\/strong>, where we are warmly welcomed by <strong>Maryna the owner<\/strong>. Marynas family lives here since three generations and during the delicious dinner she tells us the story of her family and gives us her view on how is living in Namibia today. All very interesting!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4974\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4974\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4974\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030927.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030927.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030927.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030927.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030927.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030927.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030927.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Dimanche 19 mai<br \/>\n<\/b>On commence par une matin\u00e9e d\u00e9tente afin d\u2019appr\u00e9cier \u00e0 sa juste valeur ce bel endroit.<br \/>\nLa temp\u00e9rature au lever du soleil n&#8217;est que de 5\u00b0C et c&#8217;est en montrant \u00e0 peine le bout de leur nez que les deux filles admirent le lever de l&#8217;astre du jour alors que celui de la nuit va se coucher.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sybille and Veronique enjoy the <strong>sun down from their tents<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4987\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4987\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030929-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030929-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030929-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030929-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030929-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030929-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030929-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Une fois la temp\u00e9rature devenue agr\u00e9able, <strong>Sylke<\/strong><b> et Sybille<\/b> en profitent pour s\u2019adonner \u00e0 une s\u00e9ance de <b>Pilate<\/b> au bord de la piscine.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">We will take it slow today and why not start with a <strong>session of Pilates<\/strong> in this beautiful and peaceful setting?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4975\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4975\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4975\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030935.jpg?resize=584%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030935.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030935.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030935.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030935.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030935.jpg?resize=500%2C285&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030935.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous nous arrachons difficilement de l\u2019endroit en milieu d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi et parcourons les 100 kilom\u00e8tres de route qui nous s\u00e9parent de notre prochaine destination, <b>Waterberg Moutain.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Had we not booked already our next stays, we would definitely <strong>stay another day with Maryna and her lovely farm<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lundi 19 mai<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Le Waterberg <\/b>(la montagne de l\u2019eau) longue de 48 km et 15 km de largeur est une montagne de type table culminant \u00e0 1611 m\u00e8tres, ce qui est suffisant pour retenir les nuages et ainsi provoquer des pluies plus fr\u00e9quemment que dans les autres r\u00e9gions, ce qui a donn\u00e9 le nom \u00e0 la montagne.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est aussi le lieu d\u2019une grande bataille entre l<b>es Hereros et l\u2019arm\u00e9e allemande<\/b>.<br \/>\nLes <b>11 et 12 ao\u00fbt 1904<\/b> les Hereros se r\u00e9voltent et attaquent les Allemands.<br \/>\nCeux-ci tentent de les encercler mais sans sans succ\u00e8s.<br \/>\nLes Hereros qui se battent avec femmes et enfants s\u2019enfuient vers l\u2019Est mais se retrouvent malheureusement pi\u00e9g\u00e9s dans une r\u00e9gion sans eau accessible.<br \/>\nLes Allemands emp\u00eachent le retour de ceux-ci et il est estim\u00e9 que 35 \u00e0 80% du peuple Hereros est d\u00e9cim\u00e9 par la soif.<br \/>\nCette bataille est consid\u00e9r\u00e9e par les historiens comme le premier g\u00e9nocide du 20\u00e8me si\u00e8cle.<\/p>\n<p>Une petite mise en jambe matinale nous voit grimper au sommet de cette montagne d\u2019o\u00f9 l\u2019on peut apercevoir la plaine arbor\u00e9e qui s\u2019\u00e9tend sur des dizaines de kilom\u00e8tres.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Waterberg<\/strong> is a 48km long and 15km large table top mountain. With 1600m it is high enough to retina clouds and increasing the yearly rainfall a bit. Thus the name \u201cwater mountain\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Th south side of the mountain is an <strong>important historical site<\/strong> where the Germans in 1904 defeated a revolt of the Hereros tribe. The surviving Hereros together with women and children fled direction east into an area without surface water. The German army hindered them from returning and sadly provoked as per today\u2019s estimate 35 to 80% of them to die from thirst.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Historians consider this battle as the first genocide of the 20est century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The rocky early morning climb to the top reveals a <strong>stunning view!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4976\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4976\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4976\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030941.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030941.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030941.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030941.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030941.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030941.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030941.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prochaine \u00e9tape, atteinte apr\u00e8s 3 heures de route: le parc priv\u00e9 <strong>Erindi<\/strong> au milieu duquel nous retrouvons <strong>Elephant Camp<\/strong>, notre lieu de s\u00e9jour pour les deux nuits \u00e0 venir.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">n addition to the state parks there are many <strong>private game reserves<\/strong> in Namibia. One of them is <strong>Erindi<\/strong>, which we will visit for the next two days.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The Lodge has also a waterhole with <strong>hippos<\/strong> and <strong>crocodiles<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Une premi\u00e8re visite au trou d&#8217;eau proche du camp nous permet d&#8217;apercevoir 3 rhinoc\u00e9ros , un crocodile et diverses gazelles qui s&#8217;abreuvent avant la nuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4981\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4981\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4981\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030948.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030948.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030948.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030948.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030948.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030948.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030948.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mardi 20 mai<br \/>\n<\/strong><b>Erindi<\/b>, qui signifie \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019endroit o\u00f9 l\u2019on trouve de l\u2019eau\u00a0\u00bb est une r\u00e9serve priv\u00e9e de 707 km2 dont le but est la conservation des esp\u00e8ces.<br \/>\nEn <b>1986<\/b>, les <b>fr\u00e8res Joubert <\/b>achet\u00e8rent ce terrain en vue d\u2019en faire une ferme d\u2019\u00e9levage de bovins.<br \/>\nAu d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 90, afin d\u2019am\u00e9liorer les rentr\u00e9es financi\u00e8res, ils d\u00e9cid\u00e8rent d\u2019en consacrer une partie \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9rection d\u2019une r\u00e9serve naturelle.<br \/>\nLes premiers animaux furent import\u00e9s d\u2019<b>Etosha<\/b>, en commen\u00e7ant par <b>55 girafes<\/b>.<br \/>\nLe succ\u00e8s aidant, d\u2019autre animaux suivirent et en 2008, l\u2019\u00e9levage fut totalement abandonn\u00e9 au profit de la r\u00e9serve naturelle que l\u2019on y d\u00e9couvre aujourd\u2019hui.<\/p>\n<p>Nous avons rendez-vous \u00e0 16 heures pour un \u00ab\u00a0<b>Game Drive<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb (visite guid\u00e9e du parc), conduite par <b>Stephen<\/b>.<br \/>\nC\u2019est \u00e0 travers des pistes seulement autoris\u00e9es aux v\u00e9hicules du camp qu\u2019il nous emm\u00e8ne \u00e0 la d\u00e9couverte du territoire d\u2019Erindi et de ses nombreux et vari\u00e9s habitants ail\u00e9s et \u00e0 quatre pattes.<\/p>\n<p>Un \u00e9l\u00e9phant, d\u00e9ambulant de sa d\u00e9marche nonchalante est le premier qui se pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 nous.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Our first <strong>guided Game drive<\/strong> is a full success! Stephen our ranger knows where to find the animals and has uncountable details to share.<br \/>\nWe even see Cheetahs, Lions, Rhinos and Wild Dogs!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4989\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4989\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030949-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030949-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030949-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030949-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030949-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030949-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030949-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abordant un point d\u2019eau, nos yeux \u00e9merveill\u00e9s d\u00e9couvrent de nombreux crocodiles se pr\u00e9lassant au soleil ainsi q\u2019un groupe d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phants en train de se d\u00e9salt\u00e9rer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4992\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4992\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030956-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030956-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030956-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030956-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030956-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030956-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030956-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4997\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4997\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4997\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030957-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030957-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030957-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030957-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030957-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030957-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030957-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous partons maintenant \u00e0 la recherche d\u2019un <strong>gu\u00e9pard<\/strong> que nous d\u00e9couvrons peu apr\u00e8s en pleine sieste de digestion accompagn\u00e9 de son alter ego.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4991\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4991\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4991\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030955-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030955-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030955-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030955-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030955-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030955-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030955-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4990\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4990\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030954-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030954-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030954-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030954-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C385&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030954-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C513&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030954-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C250&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030954-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comme les poules, les <strong>marabouts<\/strong> occupent les hauteurs en vue d\u2019y passer la nuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4996\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4996\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4996\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030959-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030959-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030959-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030959-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030959-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030959-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030959-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Avant que le soleil passe sous l\u2019horizon, nous avons encore le bonheur d\u2019approcher de tr\u00e8s pr\u00e8s le roi lion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4995\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4995\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4995\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030965-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030965-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030965-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030965-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030965-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030965-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030965-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4998\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4998\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4998\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030968-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030968-copie.jpg?w=1383&amp;ssl=1 1383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030968-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030968-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C590&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030968-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C787&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030968-copie.jpg?resize=390%2C300&amp;ssl=1 390w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030968-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alors que la nuit est tomb\u00e9e, c&#8217;est \u00e0 la lueur des phares que nous d\u00e9couvrons un groupe de chiens sauvages pelotonn\u00e9s les uns contre les autres pour leur nuit de sommeil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4993\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4993\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4993\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030971-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030971-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030971-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030971-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030971-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030971-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030971-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Et c\u2019est par ce joli coucher de soleil que nous terminons ce premier article sur la Namibie qui nous l&#8217;esp\u00e9rons vous aura plu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4994\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4994\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4994\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030970-copie.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030970-copie.jpg?w=1346&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030970-copie.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030970-copie.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030970-copie.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030970-copie.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1030970-copie.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sybille et V\u00e9ronique<\/strong> vont encore passer 3 jours de d\u00e9tente dans une Lodge\/Spa pr\u00e8s de Windhoek avant de reprendre leur vol pour la Suisse.<\/p>\n<p>Quand \u00e0 nous, nous allons rejoindre le \u00ab\u00a0<strong>Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuar<\/strong>y\u00a0\u00bb en tant que b\u00e9n\u00e9voles pour une p\u00e9riode de deux semaines avant de poursuivre encore un peu la visite de la Namibie avec une incursion dans la partie sud-ouest de l&#8217;Angola.<br \/>\nCe sera le sujet de notre prochain article dans le courant de la deuxi\u00e8me quinzaine de juin.<\/p>\n<p>En attendant, nous vous souhaitons \u00e0 toutes et tous une excellente fin de printemps.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3 wonderful weeks have passed since we arrived in Namibia!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sybille and Veronique will now spend 3 days in a Lodge\/Spa to mentally prepare for their return \ud83d\ude09 to CH.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Michel and I will start Tomorrow our volunteering at <strong>Nankuse Big Cat, Wild Dog and Elephant Conservation Project<\/strong>. very exciting!!!!! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amiti\u00e9s de Milke<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nous voil\u00e0 de retour pour une deuxi\u00e8me visite des pays africains. Tout commence le 1er mai par un vol reliant Gen\u00e8ve \u00e0 Z\u00fcrich, puis Z\u00fcrich \u00e0 Johannesburg et pour terminer Johannesburg \u00e0 Windhoek, capitale de la Namibie. Nous avions r\u00e9serv\u00e9 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/la-namibie-1ere-partie\/\">Continuer la lecture <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4864"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5138,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864\/revisions\/5138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}