Mountains of Southern Namibia |
Huib-Hoch Plateau |
En route from Bogenfels to Ai Ais |
Southern Namibia |
Main road outside the Sperrgebiet |
Mountains of Southern Namibia |
Following V5-JOG to Fish River Canyon |
A dry waterfall, Namusberge |
Highest terrain 5500' |
Mountains west of Fish River Canyon |
Hunsberge, near Fish River Canyon |
Hunsberge, near Fish River Canyon |
Richtersveld National Park across the Oranje River in South Africa |
Fish River Canyon is the largest canyon in Africa |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Ai Ais Hot Springs, Namibia |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Fish River Canyon |
Scenic drive and overlook, Fish River Canyon |
Road on the eastern rim of Fish River Canyon |
The Fish River north of the main Canyon |
Fish River north of the main canyon |
Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop |
Near Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
Approach to Keetmanshoop |
V5-FIS on the ground at Keetmanshoop |
Keetmanshoop Airport |
Cessna Grand Caravan, ZS-OPE, at Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
Bridge along the Keetmanshoop-Windhoek Highway |
Namaland |
Parallel dunes northeast of Mariental, Namibia |
Low parallel dunes of the Namibian Kalahari |
Olifantwater West, Eckhart's family farm |
V5-JOG landing at Ellingerode |
Approach to Ellingerode |
We made it over -JOG |
The runway at Ellingerode, a farm 100 miles SE of Windhoek |
V5-FIS safely on the ground at Ellingerode |
The aircraft parked at Ellingerode |
They start to drive young on the farm |
Horse drawn cart on the road from Ellingerode to Olifantwater |
Cart |
The farmhouse at Oliphantwater West where Eckhart grew up |
Farmhouse at Oliphantwater West |
The Aermoto, Chicago |
Oliphantwater |
Oliphantwater |
Oliphantwater |
Oliphantwater |
Crossing on of the parallel dunes crossing the farm |
Herd of wild oryx (gemsbok) |
The last sundowner of the trip at Oliphantwater |
The last sundowner |
The last sunset, Oliphantwater |
Oliphantwater |
Oliphantwater |
The full moon over Oliphantwater, Namibia |
Accounting |
Bush as Rambo in Der Speigel |
Old photograph in the farmhouse at Oliphantwater |
Kids from the farm |
Boy holding a baby |
The kids of Oliphantwater |
Hanging out |
Short drive back to Ellingerode for the flight to Windhoek |
Ellingerode |
Cattle on the farm at Ellingerode |
There's a runway down there |
V5-JOG getting ready for departure from Ellingerode |
Ellingerode |
The worst runway of the trip, Ellingerode, Namibia |
Ellingerode |
One of the dunes passing through Oliphantwater |
Oliphantwater West |
The mountains SE of Windhoek |
Approaching Windhoek at 8500' MSL |
Windhoek lies just over that ridge |
SE of Windhoek |
Suburbs of Windhoek, Namibia |
Windhoek, Namibia |
Eros Airport, Windhoek |
Eros Airport with the new Presidential Palace |
Windhoek, Namibia |
Central Windhoek |
Central Windhoek |
Windhoek |
Windhoek |
Heinitzburg, Windhoek |
Central Windhoek |
Independence Avenue, Windhoek |
Christuskirche, Windhoek |
Central Bank of Namibia, Windhoek |
Shopping mall, Windhoek |
Eros Airport, Windhoek, Namibia (FYWE) |
Herr Hartman, the owner of V5-FIS |
It's not a cheap undertaking... |
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The Air Namibia fleet waits for the evening departures |
Air Namibia MD-11 at Windhoek |
Air Namibia 737 at Windhoek |
Air Namibia 737 at Windhoek |
Map of Namibia |