The Southern African Photo Album

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Pieter-Dirk Uys has a famous quote -

"Two things I can't stand about South Africa - apartheid and the blacks".

	An African elephant at fairly close quarters - fortunately, he/she was quite happy just ripping this tree to pieces. (Hwange N.P. - Zimbabwe)
	After spending most of the day conserving energy and water and trying to keep cool elephants just cannot resist the last few hundred yards as they approach water - they always break into a mad dash to be first there. (Hwange N.P. - Zimbabwe)
	Tell me you wouldn't enjoy watching this with a G&T in hand and you're a liar. (Kruger N.P. - South Africa)
	The sand dunes on the Atlantic coast near Walvis Baii are amongst the largest in the world. It's just blue sky, yellow sand and mist. Where the hot desert sands meet the cold Atlantic Ocean a mist forms for most days of the year. The mist may clear for a couple of hours during the middle of summer days if you're lucky. Locals from Windhoek (Namibia) like this area for Christmas fishing holidays as it is about the only relatively nearby (only 7 hours drive) place where they can escape the heat of the Namib Desert. The yellow blip on top of the dune is my wife but you'll have to look at the full size version to see her!
	I got the feeling that this young lioness wanted to start chewing our car tyres. (Etosha N.P. - Namibia)
	The Fish Eagle Bar, Xaxaba, (pronounced ka-kaba) in the Okovango Delta, Botswana. What a beautiful location for a Sundowner. Just look at those reflections in the water - this is heaven on earth!
	German style architecture at Swakopmund Station, Namibia. This town is only a short drive north of Walvis Baai and is well worth a visit. We must have been lucky we got a few hours of sunshine! See the sand dune picture above for more details on the weather in this part of the world.
	The Crocodile River in flood early 2000. This river, and others, caused the terrible floods in Mozambique this year.