Namibia… Of all the countries in Southern Africa, the one we knew least (excepting Angola, but not really motivated to get to know that one). So, before we leave, this was our next destination. My cousin, Hanne, was coming for a visit, and brought her boyfriend Pieter along.
They first spent two weeks in Harare, visiting some of our projects and partners, doing workshops on puppet making and M&E. But then it was time for the holiday, and they seemed quite enthusiastic about Namibia. And I must say, of all the countries, Namibia is actually my favourite. A lot of diversity, desert, mountains, beach, animals. 
Great infrastructure, and pretty decent roads. And those roads had better be good, because we were all doing it by car. Thomas’ Honda CRV (though already 14 years old) had over a lot of distance to cover. When we had our initial meeting with Hanne and Pieter, and Thomas explained the project, we all sort of felt over 6.000km was going to be too much. We’d be driving almost every day, with at least two days going there (over Botswana), and two days back (over the Caprivi Strip).
Though we’d initially scratched some of the km, while we were in Namibia, we actually did all of the original plan… and more. In total, we reached 8.300km, roughly two third of the distance Harare-Brussels. And though Thomas’ car had to go back straight to the garage, it was definitely a trip to remember!
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