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camelman



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Just back from Namibia
Just got back in from a couple of weeks out in Namibia with the family.
Ending up renting a Landcruiser as there aren't many Defenders out there now, in fact I probably only saw a dozen the whole time we were there.

Having spent a couple of years out there previously, we stayed off the beaten track as much as we could....

The Milky Way above camp in the Namib

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Heading up Divorce Pass from the Ugab

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The view up divorce Pass

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Rock formations in the Ugab

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View towards Brandberg

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Post #556301 15th Aug 2016 9:13pm
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mk1collector



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Excellent pics, love the milky way and hope to see it with my own eyes one day, but it's too damn light around here. Ray
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Post #556309 15th Aug 2016 9:23pm
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camelman



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Yep, the stars were awesome out in the bush, there was no moon either which helped the pics Smile 
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Riverboy



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Fantastic photos! I'd love to do that one day. I'm very lucky to be able to see the Milky way most nights where I live. I often lay out in a hammock just staring into space. Thumbs Up and then I start counting satellites and that can go on and on Rolling Eyes
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Hairysteve



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That looks brilliant, could you share who you used for the vehicle hiring?

Cheers,

Steve
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Mr Fox



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Great photos - looks like a brilliant trip.
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camelman



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hairysteve - we rented the trucks from www.bushlore.com

They're based in Joburg but also have an office in windhoek.

Trucks were really well kitted out with twin tents, full bedding / towels / sleeping bags.
full camp kitchen incl. fridge/freezer. Built in water tanks, long range fuel tanks, twin gas bottles / burners.
Twin spare wheels, full recovery kit including winch, tow straps, tyres inflators, puncture repair kits, hi-lift etc etc.

Basically picked them up, filled up with food and water and off we went Smile 
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macfrank



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aahhhh Very Happy

We had a Defender from bushlore last year. Perfect Smile

http://www.namibia-forum.ch/forum/10-reise...mitstart=0
(German, but many pics, don't try google translate - it soooo bad...)

Frank
Post #556383 16th Aug 2016 9:18am
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camelman



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macfrank - We initially tried to rent defenders from bushlore but they've stopped doing them now as they were spending 25% of their time in the workshop Sad

It's definitely Toyota country out there now..... 
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macfrank



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wow Sad so we we're really lucky - after all, without it we probably wouldn't own one now!
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Hairysteve



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Thanks Camelman - the leader wants to go back to SA for a holiday and this could tick a few boxes Thumbs Up
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Eduardo



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Nice pictures and a nice trip.
The landscape remember me some areas in the north of Chile.

Cheers! Eduardo

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Naks



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lekker man, makes me want to go back Thumbs Up --
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JOW240725



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Looks amazing! Did you see much wild life other than the elephants?

So want to go back to Africa, such an amazing CONTINENT ( Whistle ).

edit: in my dreaming geography went out the window, sorry NAKS. Bow down James
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Naks



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boet, not sure if you missed Geography classes, but Africa isn't a country Rolling with laughter


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