My rental car was stolen tonight. 2017 Ford Fiesta. This is my first car theft. Why do I feel stupid?  I went to an AA meeting at The Carpenter’s Workshop and when I walked down Roeland Street to my car it wasn’t there!  Then I’m thinking, is this really where you parked? I do that. […]

So, We left Swakopmund for brunch at the golf club, the power was out all day for repairs, then headed out into the desert… Then it looked like this… Nothing. As far as we could see. Then the landscape began to change. Then we understood my they call this place “Moonscape Park!” It was so […]

Here is Namibia’s flag. I’m not surprised to see the sun boldly displayed. There is plenty of sun. It feels like Arizona to me a bit. You can schedule a braai two weeks from now and pretty much know it will be a good day. I like the lack of disappointment that good weather brings. […]

My cousin Almut dropped me at Christ’s Church, and I explored Windhoek for the hour and a half we had until our shuttle picked us up for Swalopmund.  It REALLY felt good to stretch my legs! I have only had one 4k, or maybe 6k walk on the family farm out past Gababus. I headed […]

I know Germans from Cape Town. I know Germans from Germany. They are nothing like these people.  Then again, all the Germans I know are North Germans. They are precise. Stiff. They build BMWs. Mercedes Benz. Lots of shiny knives and things. Actually, matt finish, not shiny. Shiny attracts too much attention.  Germans are not shiny. […]

This is the church where Landi and I were married in 1999. It’s in Three Anchor Bay, a short way from downtown Cape Town, South Africa.  The entire service was in Afrikaans! I understood about 1 of every 100 words that were spoken.  Today, 18 years later, I know lots of words but only a […]

I was driving home from Cheesequake State Park, sipping on a weak coffee, and dictating into my IPhone, ideas for my next blog post. In came the invasive thought. Why do I write about this stuff?  It started because I wanted my daughters to know their dad. I didn’t really know my parents. I spent […]

My friend Mariano just sent me this photo of Table Mountain from a short way up the West Coast. What’s cool about Table Mountain, is that it climbs over 3000′ straight up from sea level. Dramatic. Stunning actually when you approach the city. Magnificent. A big table with water on three sides. An attempt was […]