"Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message news:cupeqb$hu9$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
> I'm going to be taking a short holiday, driving up to Namibia and back.
>
> Any recommendations for good places to stay?
Well, what are you looking for ? Cheap, fancy, seaside, B&B, private, ....
You don't mention when your trip will be, but out of season will ensure
abundant available accomodation. Swakop is full of private residence
B&B setups.
> We'll have a couple of days
> in Swakopmund as our final destination, but will stop off along the way.
> It looks as if the Fish River Canyon is a good place to get to the first
> day.
Uhmmm, again, when is your trip, FRC is closed over most of the summer.
I think it opens again in April, but you need to make sure.
> Last time I was there we had a puncture in the desert, and I'm told that
> the roads are fairly notorious for that. That time we discovered that
> there was no wheel brace in the hired car, which was a bit of a bugger,
> but fortunately, after a couple of hours, despite it being a side-road,
> a fellow in a bakkie lent us his and were were on our way. This time I'm
> better prepared, but I think we'll do most driving on main roads. It's a
> pity as there is only one main road there and back and it would be nice
> to have variation, but I don't think it really worth the hassle to go on
> the secondary roads - or are they good enough?
It's been spot-raining quite a bit lately, so the secondary road conditions
are anyone's guess. I hear many of the Kaokoland roads have been
washed away, but the South should be OK. One option would be to
take the tar road TO swakop and the secondary roads back to CT
after more and present investigation as to their conditions. I know that
when I travel to Windhoek I'd rather take the Komashochland or
GamsbergPass road than the tar road. Provided I'm not in a hurry of
course.
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