tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post1857918035855184995..comments2024-03-20T09:13:33.916+02:00Comments on monkeys on the roof: far far awayValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-28069221924445630012011-06-18T01:20:11.765+02:002011-06-18T01:20:11.765+02:00Never been to that area but it has always been in ...Never been to that area but it has always been in the back of my mind. Maybe on a next trip to SA, or maybe we should just come home.<br />RegardsCharlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730072475944187798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-28021538769827690712011-06-01T21:08:28.385+02:002011-06-01T21:08:28.385+02:00Intriguing - I think I need to add the area to my ...Intriguing - I think I need to add the area to my "list". There are some lifers for my bird list there too . . . .<br /><br />thanks for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-48453637350549889562011-05-31T19:52:35.048+02:002011-05-31T19:52:35.048+02:00How beautiful. I felt like I was on the drive with...How beautiful. I felt like I was on the drive with you. What a gift.Red Dirt Latteshttp://www.reddirtlattes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-89732844346452471742011-05-31T11:42:29.620+02:002011-05-31T11:42:29.620+02:00Lori - thanks and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you TODAY TOO ...Lori - thanks and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you TODAY TOO XX sorry i couldnt get more photos up. I will try again later if i get the chance. Loaded a whole lot yesterday and theyjust vanished in the ether! great that you and Chuck are planning a trip - wild flowers and whales are August i believe x<br /><br />Karen - yes we must definitely go in wild flower season! sometime :)<br /><br />Laura- yes road trips are by far the best - especially to new and unusual places!<br /><br />Lauri - havent been to Luderitz - yet. But I think it must be full of ghosts. So much to do and see here! I like that west coast too<br /><br />thanks for your comments - they are the reason to blog afterall xxxVValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-208796564754140312011-05-31T11:32:04.737+02:002011-05-31T11:32:04.737+02:00Eleonora - when are you coming back this way? I tr...Eleonora - when are you coming back this way? I tried to upload more photos but its just not happening connection wise. Pity because it was such awesome country.<br /><br />Mermaid Gallery - and you live in a place of grand landscapes for sure! Mostly I am beset by wonder at the landscapes and creatures of Africa. that desert though... its incredible.<br /><br />Solitary Walker - thanks and with your love of lonely places - this would surely appeal to you :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-65163827939562685212011-05-30T18:47:44.037+02:002011-05-30T18:47:44.037+02:00I love the coast on that side of the world. When I...I love the coast on that side of the world. When I was reading your post I kept thinking about Luderitz, a sad haunting place.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-53045756548483399652011-05-30T15:50:24.514+02:002011-05-30T15:50:24.514+02:00this sounds like a worthwhile adventure to me. i ...this sounds like a worthwhile adventure to me. i love road trips. well, any kind of adventures really :)<br />beautifully written<br />~laura xPooch Purple Reignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460865405701466468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-14355407007088043842011-05-30T11:58:48.987+02:002011-05-30T11:58:48.987+02:00Hi Val, I love your beautiful description. It soun...Hi Val, I love your beautiful description. It sounds like such an intriguing place, worth a second glance! We also had a feeling of having missed out on whales and flowers in that area, and will most certainly go back "sometime"karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-85740674543037086872011-05-29T17:55:34.756+02:002011-05-29T17:55:34.756+02:00oh Val, what a fabulous birthday trip you went on ...oh Val, what a fabulous birthday trip you went on happy birthday again! It sounds wonderful, i would've enjoyed this all so much.<br /><br />i would love to see more photos, hear about your dining experiances, and did you get to eat cake? was the weather warm?<br /><br />i have not been this far north on the atlantic side, but at the moment plans are being laid... (yes!)<br /><br />a very beautiful piece of writing, which i think i need to go back and read again!<br />xxxLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-26905925907990470112011-05-29T09:00:13.031+02:002011-05-29T09:00:13.031+02:00I enjoyed this, Val - nice piece of writing.I enjoyed this, Val - nice piece of writing.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-63295897432185103292011-05-29T00:21:53.864+02:002011-05-29T00:21:53.864+02:00Another interesting journey through a landscape th...Another interesting journey through a landscape that is so unfamiliar, yet compelling. Such a wondrous land must be a marvel to live in. So far away from the western lifestyle though. Do you feel like a stranger in a strange land or have you become one with the land? I hope you are writing stories and books....you are wonderful with words!mermaid galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678555215616371872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-90099909877416943852011-05-28T21:38:22.639+02:002011-05-28T21:38:22.639+02:00Oh, my. I South Africa-sick all over again now...
...Oh, my. I South Africa-sick all over again now...<br /><br />Thank you for painting such a heartfelt travel log, and taking us along.<br /><br />CiaoEleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.com