tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236577522024-03-12T23:04:02.506-05:00View from KewObservations from Kew Gardens (UK) and now Houston (US).CEGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09484483263359204096noreply@blogger.comBlogger449125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23657752.post-55910377398864878122017-06-18T13:29:00.000-05:002017-07-29T10:27:18.079-05:00Rick Steves Ireland and Pre-Trip in Richmond Upon Thames (Greater London) Overview<div style="text-align: center;">
Our Rick Steves "Best of Ireland in 14 Days" started in Dublin and ended in Belfast. Joe Darcy led 28 of us around the island, with our own "Gang of Eight" making up a healthy contingent. Highlights included Dublin, Kinsale, Dingle, Golf, Galway, Cong, Harris's Hawk Experience, Westport, (London)Derry, Portrush and Belfast.</div>
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A "Gang of Four" subset got over our jet-lag in Richmond Upon Thames and London before flying to Belfast and taking the train to Dublin.</div>
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Titanic Belfast is set on the dry dock where the ship was built. This museum has six floors of high-tech and interactive exhibits, including underwater (12,500 feet down) footage of the wreck.</div>
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After our city tour and farewell dinner, we had the next day to explore Belfast on our own. The St George's market hosted a choir singing for charity. </div>
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Carol and I began our morning with a gorgeous walk along the sea in Portrush.</div>
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Our first bus stop was a tour of Old Bushmill's Distillery with a requisite sample.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On a stormy night in 1639, half of the Dunluce Castle kitchen (with servants) fell into the sea. </span></td></tr>
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Hiking along the Giant's Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.</div>
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We waited in line to cross the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge but the park rangers shut it down due to high winds. So disappointed!</div>
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The bus dropped us off at the Royal Portrush Golf Club so we could purchase our mementos. We walked back into town, grabbed dinner in the hotel, and enjoyed folk music in the lobby.</div>
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Several stops between Westport and Derry</div>
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Nationalists call it Derry and Unionists call it Londonderry. Our earnest guide implored us to tell our family and friends that "The Troubles" are over and to come visit!</div>
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Group dinner at the lovely <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">55° North</b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>restaurant in Portrush</div>
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Cong Abbey is a mixture of Gothic and Romanesque styles</div>
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A pleasant walk brought us to Ashford Castle and the Ireland School of Falconry.</div>
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We all got a chance to have a Harris's Hawk fly to us for a morsel of meat and then send it out again.</div>
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Lovely golf course but lacking 45 mph winds</div>
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We took a ferry from Rossaveal to Kilronan on Inismor, the largest of the three Aran Islands. </div>
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The Dun Aenghus Iron Age fort was the highlight of the day and ....</div>
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.... a little scary. That spec of blue on the cliff edge is me!</div>
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A quick visit to the Seven Churches (8th-11th century)</div>
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Sandy is pointing to some amazing seaweed. Rick Steves writes that people in the past used to create "land" by mixing seaweed, limestone sand and animal dung.</div>
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There is a light house way in the distance!</div>
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We reached the Cliffs of Moher after crossing the Shannon River by Car Ferry. On better days, we would have been hiking along the many trails to view these breathtaking cliffs. Today, we took our pictures and then huddled in the visitor center fighting with hundreds of other bus tourists for lunch and coffee.</div>
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Mary Howard led us across the Burren, a vast limestone plateau. Her enthusiasm was contagious and soon we forgot about the weather and were fascinated by the wild flowers that flourished in fissures.</div>
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Graham, Richard, Carol and I opted to spend our "free day" golfing on the Dingle Peninsula at Ceann Sibeal with its killer sandtraps, little difference between ladies and mens tees, and 45 mile per hour (per the pro-shop) winds. After struggling to stand up for 9 holes, Carol and I sensibly quit and drank hot soup in the clubhouse while we waited for Graham and Richard who were determined to finish their round.</div>
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Sean Daly honed his crystal-cutting skills at Waterford before setting up his own Dingle Crystal. Sean also shares his love of motorcycles with his buddy Bono.</div>
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Buses on the Dingle Peninsula Loop must be driven in a clockwise direction and it is advisable for cars to do the same!</div>
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The Great Blasket Centre demonstrates the harsh life of the Blasket Islanders as well as the Gaelic Culture.</div>
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We had great fun negotiating stiles to hike around the centre</div>
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The Gallarus (rhymes with walrus) Oratory is a well-preserved early Christian church built about 1300 years ago.</div>
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We hung out at Kenmare because our Sheep Dog Demonstration did not start until afternoon.</div>
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Our "Gang of Eight" cannot seem to get enough of Sheep Dog demonstrations starting with the puppy "Sheep Dog In-Training" who greeted us adorably. I finally understood that the dogs control the sheep by emulating wolf (and other predator) behavior. They are either moving the sheep by nipping or stopping the sheep by staring them down as a wolf would.</div>
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Our sheep hats may look silly but they were warm and wonderful!</div>
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Our hotel in Dingle was gorgeous!</div>
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Here is Yujie making sure she gets enough Baileys in her oatmeal</div>
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My frittata was as yummy as it looks</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23657752.post-88488467629092897262017-06-07T22:00:00.000-05:002017-07-28T14:45:23.485-05:00RS Ireland: Kinsale - Walking Tour, Charles Fort, Scilly Walk, Spaniard Pub, Music at Daltons<div style="text-align: center;">
Our morning walking tour of medieval Kinsale included St Mulhose Church which marks the center of town. </div>
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Charles Fort is a fine example of a star shaped fort.</div>
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... And rewarded ourselves with libations at The Spaniard pub.</div>
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Some still had energy for music and dancing at Daltons after dinner</div>
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Kilmainham Gaol (pronounced "jail") is on the outskirts of Dublin and primarily used to jail those fighting for Irish Independence (as well as petty thieves waiting to be shipped off to Australia)</div>
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The Rock of Cashel is a fortified abbey above the Tipperary Plain where St Patrick baptized King Aengus ~ AD 450.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23657752.post-19922710072985795582017-06-04T22:00:00.000-05:002017-07-27T14:42:53.498-05:00RS Ireland: Dublin<div style="text-align: center;">
We took the train from Belfast to Dublin, checked into our hotel, grabbed a quick lunch at Cafe la Seine, and tried to do as much as possible on our own before we officially started our Rick Steves tour. I squeezed in a visit to the National Museum of Ireland and ran through the Treasury Exhibit before it closed.</div>
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We met our leader Joe Darcy and fellow travellers. Joe gave us the all-important list of restaurants included in the tour before walking to Eden Restaurant. Irish food is not just stew and potatoes anymore. </div>
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Each morning (or the previous evening) we were given an itinerary. Our walking tour included the usual: Trinity College and the Book of Kells, Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral (closed for a funeral). </div>
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Lunch at the Brazen Head was fun because it claimed to be the oldest pub in Ireland. </div>
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Because this was my third trip to Ireland, I skipped the Guinness Storehouse in favor of the new EPIC museum which celebrates the impact Irish immigrants have had on the world. I stamped my "passport" in each room.</div>
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On the day we were to fly to Belfast, we arranged for AirPortr to pick up and transport our bags to Heathrow while we caught a train from St Margarets to London Waterloo. We took advantage of the fantastic weather to ride the Eye. Seeing Parliament was nice but the real bonus was the Bird's Eye View of the Trooping the Colour (Queen's Birthday celebration) rehearsal.</div>
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We ended our London visit at the British Museum before taking the Piccadilly Line to Heathrow, turning in our Oyster Cards and picking up our bags from AirPortr (can't say enough good things about that service.)<br />
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We scored a pleasant (and very affordable) 2-bedroom AirBnB apartment only a 5 minute walk from St Margarets Station (near Richmond). Our pub dinner at the Turks Head was close and delicious - but later we all were reminded of the downsides of sleeping so close to a popular "local" as we were subjected to the shouts of Saturday night drinkers into the wee hours of the morning.</div>
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We took a ferry from Richmond to Hampton Court Palace since King Henry VIII and visitors would have approached by water - much more impressive than the view when arriving by bus or train. The London sunshine felt wonderful!</div>
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Of course, I had to visit my old haunts in Kew Village and Gardens, starting with breakfast at the Kew Greenhouse.</div>
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We took the Kew Explorer Tram and toured Kew Palace, walked above the gardens on the Treetop Walkway, and meandered through gardens and glasshouses (and of course the shop).</div>
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The latest and greatest installation is The Hive. The intensity of the sounds and light echo the activity in a real beehive. We were also able to listen to the actual bees in that hive.</div>
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Of course, we had to rest our weary bones at the Kew Village local. Cute name for a pub at the Kew Gardens station.</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Appalachian Mountain
Club (AMC) “Bolivian Day Hiking Adventure” promised hiking and discovery in a
country I have always wanted to visit. Ginette
and Anna of AMC and Matt of Adventurebug led 17 of us from La Paz and Valle de la
Luna, to Sorata with its views of Illampu (20,892’) and Janq’u (21,086’), over
Islas del Sol and de la Luna on Lake Titicaca, and into the jungles and pampas
of the Amazon Basin near Rurrenabaque.
We hiked ~5-7 miles almost every day ranging from softly undulating to
ascending from 11,500’ to 13,800’ in just 3 miles. </span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best decision Susan and I made was to come two days early to our delightful hotel in La Paz to acclimate to the altitude (11,913 feet above sea level)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hiked from 11,500' to almost 13,800' in three miles to reach lake Chilata in the Mt Illampu foothills outside Sorata</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walking the ridge of Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca in perfect weather. My favorite!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4oAOfKI2cKkvanvha1YxR2qO5PqulGwRA1xcVuZtMnYd0Xc-OWIYr-flRz5kMQF2HTSGwAeoKtuKrrwVJ9E_6rktW05744FPbs01Qi8LL5B4f7oohTroRlRbbjvnazR3eKdUSQ/s1600/P1030198.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkItQjP0rzJciOztUelncDRpDVYU3PLoCTG6Dna6VLBHdzOGYzK5NZMFoui3UIhWzcLZDMbQOu86q2uUnXQYhcP-KFeAluUs_FOYtDQHiC_F-eEFrBwPxX_2Atks6G7t2KKzVhg/s1600/P1030154.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkItQjP0rzJciOztUelncDRpDVYU3PLoCTG6Dna6VLBHdzOGYzK5NZMFoui3UIhWzcLZDMbQOu86q2uUnXQYhcP-KFeAluUs_FOYtDQHiC_F-eEFrBwPxX_2Atks6G7t2KKzVhg/s200/P1030154.jpg" width="200" /></a><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4oAOfKI2cKkvanvha1YxR2qO5PqulGwRA1xcVuZtMnYd0Xc-OWIYr-flRz5kMQF2HTSGwAeoKtuKrrwVJ9E_6rktW05744FPbs01Qi8LL5B4f7oohTroRlRbbjvnazR3eKdUSQ/s200/P1030198.jpg" width="200" /></span></td></tr>
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Hail and turbulence made the flight more exciting but the alternative was a
12-hour bus ride. After a comfortable night in "town" we spent one night in the
Alto Madidi Reserve and a second night in the Pampas del Yacuma. </span></div>
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We traveled by boat on the Rio Beni before clambering uphill to hike the trail leading to our Jungle camp. Squirrel monkeys squeaked all around us in displeasure. </div>
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We were greeted in camp by 11-month Gabby, a tapir adopted as a baby when her mother was killed by poachers. Gabby loves to have her back scratched with a rake!</div>
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Our jungle hike was on a boardwalk ending in cliffs where macaws and green parrots dwell. Many thanks to fellow traveler Rich Willner for the wild animal shots.</div>
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The next morning, we returned by boat and then took a four hour drive to our rustic Pampas camp.</div>
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Enroute to camp we saw sloths and storks. Later we saw caiman, pink dolphins, capybaras, howler monkeys, lizards and snakes.</div>
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After another 4 hour bumpy ride, we reached the ferry to Copacabana on Lago Titicaca (12,500'.) Actually, our bus rode the ferry and we took a motorboat. Our hotel was gorgeous and we wanted to stay! </div>
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The next morning, we hiked downhill from our hotel to board our boat to Isla del Sol. We disembarked near the Inca Palace and hiked for 2 hours to reach our guest house "Jacha Inti" in Yumani (~13,500'.) </div>
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We got our rooms and then immediately hiked down to board our boat to Isla de la Luna. We started our hike with a visit to Inak Uyu / "Court of Women" Inca ruins. Our local guide then led us from one side of the island over the top and down to the other side. Our boat arrived at Yumani when people were lined up at the dock to transfer bricks. We enjoyed Happy Hour with a view of Mt Illampu. <br />
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My favorite hike was walking the length of Isla del Sol from Yumani to Roca Sagrada in the north. We climbed the imposing Inca Steps past villages and Inca ruins before descending to our boat. Most of the hike was on a well groomed "toll" trail named "Willka Thaki" and the weather was perfect. </div>
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After a five hour bumpy ride, we finally reached our eco-hotel "Altai Oasis" in sleepy Sorata in the Cordillera Real. As soon as we dropped our bags in our rooms, we set off for the most direct route to town - very steep down, across the river and up - then back again. The next morning, we were greeted with a view of Mount Illampu (20,892'). While most hiked to San Pedro Cave, a fellow hiker and I walked the gentle, longer route into town to enjoy the Saturday Market.</div>
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The next day, we took taxis to our starting point and climbed from 11,500' to 13,800' in ~ 3 miles to reach Lago Chilata which is in the Mount Illampu foothills. Of course, we had to hike back down but the views were well worth the effort.</div>
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One of the best decisions Susan and I made was to come two days early to La Paz. The hotel was a lovely place to stay and we were able to walk to any place we wanted to visit. By the time the rest our group arrived, we were well rested and starting to acclimate to climbing the steep hills in high altitude (almost 12,000') La Paz. </div>
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Alasitas Festival started January 24 and we were almost crushed by the crowds. This "Festival of Miniatures" honors
Amymara the God of Abundance. It is said that the recipient of a miniature will
manifest that in the following year. The streets were packed with people buying
miniature cars, houses, passports, and stacks of bills. We stopped for lunch at
La Catita and the owner gave me a miniature for prosperity and a return visit
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We enjoyed many coffee breaks but we also visited several museums. Our favorite was the Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore. Exhibits included textiles, masks, ceramics, plumes, coins, metals and mining.</div>
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Many residents of La Paz have built their homes on the sides of mountains. One of my favorite excursions was on one of the telefericos used by commuters. We paid 35 cents to take the Yellow Line to its summit at 12,260'. There we enjoyed coffee and donuts with a view.</div>
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On our first full tour day in La Paz, we were taken to the outskirts of La Paz to hike in the other-worldly Valle de la Luna.</div>
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Our party of five chose Namibia because it offered far more than a typical game safari. We chose Piper and Heath because Kathryn read in Travel and Leisure that it was the best operator in Namibia. Our accommodations and itinerary were superb.<br />
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Orange, Pink and Black Dunes of Namib-Naukluft National Park</div>
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Swakopmund Walvis Bay Catamaran Cruise </div>
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Skeleton Coast is 2000 km of protected coastline with shipwrecks and colonies of over 80,000 Cape Fur Seals (really sea lions) </div>
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Damaraland has Mountain Zebras, Desert Elephants, and and glowing blue scorpions, </div>
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Petroglyphys at Twyfelfontein are at least 5,000 years old. </div>
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Abundant game viewing including the endangered Black Rhino in Etosha NP. Kathryn, Doug and Mary saw over 15 lions at this watering hole the next night.</div>
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We saw a Harvest moon, Southern Cross and Mars & Jupiter on one night</div>
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We finally returned to city life and shopping for a day in the capitol of Windhoek before our long and arduous (over 30 hours) journey home</div>
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We stayed at two luxurious accommodations just outside Etosha National Park: Ongava Lodge is south central and featured a watering hole and night drives. Onguma Fort Lodge is on the eastern edge with savannah views. Both were unfenced and required escort to and from our rooms. We had one night drive at Ongava, many day game drives, and the drive between the two lodges turned into one long game drive. Many animals congregated at the water holes, but there were plenty to see along and crossing the roads.<br />
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We were assured that these were the endangered Black Rhino.<br />
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Hyena and Warthog<br />
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Plains Zebras are plentiful</div>
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Blue Wildebeest</div>
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Black Rhino are "critically endangered" and White Rhino are "nearly endangered" per the WWF. We depended on our guides to identify the rarer Black Rhino but we were thrilled to see them all.</div>
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Black or White, all were in Etosha National Park</div>
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Enroute to Etosha from Damaraland, we visited a Himba Village. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVUbSMgC0IzQULSRmeeRd5z-ji-QgDJ_u3BdBOieQ4x4ZMgWW8bMyE6TNzpF7sLcfaY6fju9Anq6m70GtUe4xMTMzMzbHDGSbRC7isruODDFwbr_aF_lUtxylKNGdS8DDYPAY_Q/s1600/20160522_121805.jpg" imageanchor="1">H</a>imba Women paint themselves twice a day with red clay mixed with butter. They coat their long plaits of hair with red clay and add tassels to the ends.</div>
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Respected matriarch of this village</div>
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A moment of excitement before reaching Etosha - a blowout. The tire was shredded but our guide reacted swiftly and skillfully.</div>
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Twyfelfontein ("Uncertain Fountain") is a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its more than 5,000 Petroglyphs, estimated to be between 2,000 and 2,500 years old</div>
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These are the remains of David Levin's old homestead</div>
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And more modern "facilities"</div>
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