A young Man drives his Water-sleigh home.
'Welcome Shack Dweller" - I'm not sure what this means ...
Mom and Dad transporting Reeds and Kid a Bucket of Something.
This Building looks like it's collapsing from the middle, inwards.
An old Man walks along a path.
DRC Gearbox Doctor - a business along the Road.
A street scene in Rundu - the biggest town on the Okavango river, bordering Angola
Herding Cattle - Namibia suffered a drought this year and many farmers and crop-dependent people are receiving Aid.
Now this is what I call 'Pink' - Shocking against the dull winter colours.
Water Carriers - even the Kids pull their weight with this chore, except of course, those who are still strapped to Mama's back.
A Village scene.
Need I say more?
Kavango From A Car - Pt. 1
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Even against the dullness of winter there is a lot of color. Clothing. Houses. I've read people can spend half a day transporting water. Not an easy life.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed Joanne - it's not an easy life ... there's no wastage of water here ... and every drop is used sparingly ...
DeleteI live in busy, bustling Los Angeles, so our local scenes are NOTHING like yours. I always enjoy traveling with you!!
ReplyDeleteI love taking you along Fran - are you going to the Zeitgeist Festival in LA this weekend?
DeleteCan't make it--my weekend's already booked full!!
DeleteYou are pulling at my African heart strings with these photos. Much as I love France my heart will never totally leave Africa. Not sure though about getting my gear box fixed there, and yet I may be surprised. Had a whole lot of work done on our Merc, at the Merc dealers in Mafikeng so I could drive through to Gaberone. They forgot to refill the diff! I got there but I did not get back!!!! That was at the agents so it can not get much worse. Have a good day Diane
ReplyDeleteHehe Diane - I hope that you'll manage a trip back to Africa someday - until then I'll try to keep it fresh in your memory ... :)
DeleteHi Graham, once again, I just loved your post. Each and every scene is spectacular! And of course, many remind me of our recent motorcycle trip through Namibia. Greetings, Jo
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo - I just love the Caprivi area and would like to spend much more time there - the only thing that puts me off is the prevalence of Malaria - a good friend died from the disease after a visit to the area - she was only 24 years old ...
DeleteGreat photos of every day life in Nam. Too bad water is so scarce there and in much of Africa as it makes an already difficult life so much harder for so many. Is your new home being built near Rundu? To date, I've been assuming that your new home will be very isolated and in the country but that might be entering wrong.
ReplyDeleteThanks Penny - my house is about 300 kms south of Rundu (as the Crow flies) ... the great irony of the water situation there is that a mighty river flows nearby and, also, scientists have recently discovered giant underground lakes which if finances were available and if utilized wisely, could solve all the water problems ...
DeleteI tried to figure out where that might be...looks to be around Luhebu area. I understand what you mean about needing finances to find water. That is what happened in the very dry area where the borehole was dug in northern Kenya (and which my friend Jonah had a hand in with the Missions of Hope). In the City of Nairobi I've heard there are well all under the city. Makes one wonder how the buildings remain standing.
DeleteI may have spelled the town name wrong in my earlier comment. I mean to say "Luhebu"
DeleteHehe I should have been more specific and said 'South West of Rundu' ... my home is close to Tsumeb ...
DeleteOkay, great to know!
Deleteyou call that winter? love the pink
ReplyDeleteHehe Monica ... what can I say? ... no whiteouts here, just shades of green ... and grey ...
DeleteLOL!! Signs in AFrica can be mighty confusing at times. :)
ReplyDeleteOne time in Namibia I saw a donkey car with 6 of them pulling it and on the back was a sign "V6 power." LOL!!
Thanks for all your comment Graham. I have been in the mountains for three weeks without internet so now I am back in "civilization" I am trying to catch up. :)
Sounds like you had a great time in the mountains Joan - isn't it refreshing to be 'out-of-touch' for awhile?
Delete... hehe yeah, I've seen some strange-looking donkey cars too ... :)
Hi Graham .. I have to say I love the pink - but it is garish! Oh dear there's been a major drought .. that is so tough for the Kavango ..
ReplyDeleteThe whiteouts (major frost) used to turn the grass brown in Jhb .. burnt by frost ...
Always love your photos - so evocative ... cheers Hilary
Thanks Hilary - yes, most of Namibia was affected by drought this year ... a lot of animals have perished and, as I said, many people are receiving aid and assistance ... hopefully next season will be better ...
DeleteLove the immediacy of your pix, Graham -- they put me right there. Is there a lot of dust because of the drought? It was terrible where we were in southern Kenya.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeffery - yes, it gets dusty, especially when travelling on gravel roads ...
Deletegreat pictures. The cattle look like Texas Longhorns. Gearbox Doctor - car transmissions?
ReplyDeleteI recognised Rundu without reading the caption - locked my keys in the car there - fortunately my window was just open enough to wangle my arm inside to pull up the knob!!
ReplyDeleteThe cattle photo and women with water are stunning photos - they are all great - those are my favourites tho!