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Contents

Preface

Part 1 South Africa

From Cape of Good Hope to the Orange River

Cape Town – Mother City

First Day – First Mishap

Biltong

The lonely North-West

Acquiring the Visa for Angola

Little Lie - Big Lie – Statistics

Part 2 Namibia

Father of the Namib

Snow in the Desert, Aus

The Heart of the Namib Desert

The declaration of the Sperrgebiets in the Namib Desert

Kolmanskop

Water in the Desert

Lüderitz, an Artificial Oasis

Diamond Area Sperrgebiet 1

Pomona

Märchental Valley and Bogenfels Arc

Namdeb

Pictures Sperrgebiet 1

Sperrgebiet 2, Lüderitz – Walvis Bay

Invisible Dimensions Dimensions of a Desert

Self-Confidence in the Dunes and the Weather

Fischersbrunn, Tsauchab Delta and Whale Cemetery

Ship wreck and Diamonds in the Desert

Grillenberger and a Cemetery in the Desert

“Edward Bohlen” and Captain Parow

Second Breakdown

Topnaar and !Nara near Sandwich Harbour

Pictures Sperrgebiet 2

Salt in the Desert, Walvis Bay and Swakopmund

Messum Crater

Elephants in the Desert, in Huab Valley

Lions in the Desert, in the Hoanib and Hoarusib

Light Beacons in Outer Space

Himbas

Kunene River

Part 3 Angola

Immigration and the President

Social Affairs and Health Systems

Big Enemies, Small Enemies, the Independence Struggle

Sports

Back in the Desert

Foz do Cunene / Kunene Mouth

Killing Zone

Tombua

Namibe and the Northernmost Extension of the Namib Desert

The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend

Lubango

Huila Plateau and back into the Bush

Pictures Angola

Part 4 Namibia / South Africa

Crocodiles in the Desert

Kaokoland and Epupa Falls

Perfected Art of Off-Roading at Van Zyl’s Pass

Highlights of the Namib Desert

Lorry Breakdown in Nowhere

Desert Expedition into the Hoanib

Back to the Atlantic Ocean

Cape Cross

Living and Working in the Desert

Sesriem and Sossusvlei

Fish River and Ai-Ais

Re-entering South Africa

The Trip of the TransNamib comes full Circle at Port Nolloth

Pictures Namibia and South Africa

Supplement:

Best time to travel

Itinerary

Prepare ahead

Visa

Vaccinations

GPS

Entrance and road fees / fuel costs

Roadbook and waypoints

Tyre pressure

Equipment

Literature

The Authors