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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

It’s not the Appalachian Trail, but at least I’m out in the semi-wild. Cheesequake. Such an odd word. It’s just an anglicized Lenape word (Cheseh-oh-ke) for “upland.”  Semi-wild because I’m right next to the Garden…

Spent the first hour practicing “Happy Birthday” in Afrikaans for my friend Sleeping Beauty! Today is her Birthday! Happy Birthday Kelly!  ​​​For some reason the short video won’t upload.   Maybe later.  ​ I thought…

Spring is really springing now as we leave the park. One day I’ll be here when this famous store is actually open! Maybe not.  I’m such a winter hiker. Tick fear. None to be seen…