Jameson Brothers do Namibia....again

[Chrisl]

Popi very nice RR.
Just one correction please. It will not be Owambos in Opuwo but Owahimbas.
The Owambos live around Oshakati and Ondangwa.
It's the tourists that made these people beggers. Yes it's a hard live in the bush and begging is easier.

 

[jburger]

Damm nice report  :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

Making me jealous as we were supposed to have been there in April  - but then I broke my leg.....  :drif:

 

[popipants]

Popi very nice RR.
Just one correction please. It will not be Owambos in Opuwo but Owahimbas.
The Owambos live around Oshakati and Ondangwa.
It's the tourists that made these people beggers. Yes it's a hard live in the bush and begging is easier.

thanks
But they are very irritating, normally the locals in the bigger towns beg a lot, but not in the villages, but they begged everywhere!!
Even remote small villages they try to flag you down and then they want money. If you don't stop they shout and point their sticks at you.
Kind of gave me a Lesotho feeling.  Not nice!!!

 

[Chrisl]

Popi very nice RR.
Just one correction please. It will not be Owambos in Opuwo but Owahimbas.
The Owambos live around Oshakati and Ondangwa.
It's the tourists that made these people beggers. Yes it's a hard live in the bush and begging is easier.

thanks
But they are very irritating, normally the locals in the bigger towns beg a lot, but not in the villages, but they begged everywhere!!
Even remote small villages they try to flag you down and then they want money. If you don't stop they shout and point their sticks at you.
Kind of gave me a Lesotho feeling.  Not nice!!!

Totally agree with you.
Just from Opuwo to Epupa and back I was stoned three times a few years back.
The tourists started this tipping business and now it has backfired on everyone visiting the area.
I was charged a 100 Namdollar by the carguard at the OK in Opuwa!!! And he got agro when i said no!! :biggrin:

 

[Frannarossi]

That lodge looks like a bloody nice place!Probably very expensive?What did you pay for the campsite?

 

[popipants]

That lodge looks like a bloody nice place!Probably very expensive?What did you pay for the campsite?

N$90 per person

 

[Frannarossi]

Not too bad considering Namibian campsite prices :thumleft:

 

[Mark Hardy]

I stayed in Opuwa for 7 months in 1985, all paid for by the SADF  ;D , and will be revisting the town in December. It's sad too hear how the town has become a dive and the all the begging. But the country Inn seems like a good stop over.

 

[Old fart]

Very nice RR. Where's the rest? I'm running out of beers.

 

[popipants]

I stayed in Opuwa for 7 months in 1985, all paid for by the SADF  ;D , and will be revisting the town in December. It's sad too hear how the town has become a dive and the all the begging. But the country Inn seems like a good stop over.

the Country in is the only stop over. There's nothing else!!
There's a tented camp about 20 km outside of town, but they don't allow camping and they are $$$$

 

[Chrisl]

I stayed in Opuwa for 7 months in 1985, all paid for by the SADF  ;D , and will be revisting the town in December. It's sad too hear how the town has become a dive and the all the begging. But the country Inn seems like a good stop over.

the Country in is the only stop over. There's nothing else!!
There's a tented camp about 20 km outside of town, but they don't allow camping and they are $$$$

And then there is the Frenshmen's campsite in town. A dump though. Have stayed there twice. Has a pool when there is water in.
Just after Pep  turn right and follow the dirtroad for 200m. It will be on your right.
He has been liveing there for quite some time and married to a Owahimba women.

 

[Jakkals]

Ons het in 2008 by dieselfde  campsite as julle gekamp in die Water Berge en toevalig ook op dieselfde stand  gestaan as ek so kyk. Die pad op na die site was toe al so sanderig.
Baie lekker plek.

Toe ek die foto van die stand en die braaier sien het daar weer baie memories van daai aand  in my op gekom en verlang ek erg terug na ons trippie..

Nice report.

 

[popipants]

Day 6:
Distance: 190 km
Accommodation:  Omarunga (Epupa falls) 90 N$ p/p

Today we only had 190 km to do. So we ate breakfast at the lodge and left. The road north was recently graded so it was an awesome ride.
We stopped a lot to take some pictures.

We even had some time to play in the river beds

Almost tropical.

Approaching the falls

The camping is awesome, you are right on the edge of the river about 30 meters from the falls.

The camp site and lodge.

Some of the chalets where damaged during the recent floods.

How's this for a camp site view

Floods

mmmmm..... It's warm in Africa

Yip, that is where we are

 

[popipants]

We arrived early enough to walk around and take some pictures of the falls.
There's a lot of water!!!

Some random pictures at the camp site and falls

My artistic side

This was a camp site

They charged us N$20 per beer at the camp site  . After walking around we found a shebeen. N$14 for 2 quarts.
Guess were we spend the afternoon  :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

It didn't work

 

[Gerard]

:biggrin:

 

[Mark Hardy]

Now I really can't wait for Decmber  ;D but I can't belive how commercial Epupa Falls has become. I was last there in 85, there was nothing. We spent 2 weeks on the river and the only people we saw were Himbas. The falls still look as stunning as ever  :thumleft:

 

[Brakenjan]

Nice PP!  :thumleft:

Moet seblief nie vergeet om ons jou indrukke van die F800GS te vertel en hoe hy met die 1150 vergelyk vir so tipe trip nie.

 

[Frannarossi]

Daai valle het nou die volgende kerf op my stokkie geword na ek vandag dit vir die 2de keer op 'n RR hier sien! :drif:

 

[bmad]

Great Stuff POPFUN  :thumleft:

 

[nreyneke]

:thumleft:  :happy1: