Welcome to my first-ever trip report! Thanks for clicking; I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to leave either encouragement or discouragement as may be warranted so that I can create better reports in the future. I will warn you in advance that this report will be fairly heavy on text.
I'm no stranger to world travelling, but after reading some very entertaining reports on FT in the past several years I decided that last years family trip to Namibia would be the perfect opportunity to wade into the creation of my own reports. This report wont focus too much on flights, for reasons that I wont get into, but will be mostly destination-focused, covering some highlights from the 9 wonderful days we spent road tripping around Namibia.
But first, lets meet the cast of characters who are likely, nay guaranteed, to appear:
dfw88 Your host on this journey who, sadly, thinks hes much wittier than he actually is.
Mrs. dfw88 Wonderful wife of your host, borderline narcoleptic, adventurous, good sport about everything except snakes.
Mini dfw88 #1, aka the Engineer oldest child of dfw88, elementary-school aged, precocious, analytical, often too smart for his own good.
Mini dfw88 #2, aka the Observer middle child of dfw88, not quite in school yet, outrageously silly but also empathetic; notices and remembers everything he sees.
Mini dfw88 #3, aka the Anarchist youngest child of dfw88, just barely not a toddler anymore, doesnt believe in rules, directions, or instructions from any source, basically just does his own thing.
This report will be divided into five parts:
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Namibia's one of those places where you can make the shape with your hand. Michigan people know what I'm talking about.
I'm no stranger to world travelling, but after reading some very entertaining reports on FT in the past several years I decided that last years family trip to Namibia would be the perfect opportunity to wade into the creation of my own reports. This report wont focus too much on flights, for reasons that I wont get into, but will be mostly destination-focused, covering some highlights from the 9 wonderful days we spent road tripping around Namibia.
But first, lets meet the cast of characters who are likely, nay guaranteed, to appear:
dfw88 Your host on this journey who, sadly, thinks hes much wittier than he actually is.
Mrs. dfw88 Wonderful wife of your host, borderline narcoleptic, adventurous, good sport about everything except snakes.
Mini dfw88 #1, aka the Engineer oldest child of dfw88, elementary-school aged, precocious, analytical, often too smart for his own good.
Mini dfw88 #2, aka the Observer middle child of dfw88, not quite in school yet, outrageously silly but also empathetic; notices and remembers everything he sees.
Mini dfw88 #3, aka the Anarchist youngest child of dfw88, just barely not a toddler anymore, doesnt believe in rules, directions, or instructions from any source, basically just does his own thing.
This report will be divided into five parts:
- The Getting There Part
- The Animal Part
- The Coast Part
- The Sand Part
- The Getting Home Part
Namibia's one of those places where you can make the shape with your hand. Michigan people know what I'm talking about.