Sunday, March 13, 2016

Namibian (and a few places close by) Bucket List

My time in Namibia seems to be speeding by. I'm almost one year into this crazy, and often surreal, experience. But I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of all of the travels and adventures I want to have in and around this country. So to keep myself accountable, I'm busy compiling a list of all of the fun things I want to do and see in the next 15 months. Here is a peak at all of my ideas so far.
  • Skydiving in Swakop
  • Vic Fall's New Years Carnival
  • Crayfish Festival in Luderitz
  • Stay at my first hostel
  • Sandboarding on the dunes
  • Play in the snow during winter
  • Go on a safari and jam to Toto's Africa
  • Win a game of pool on our L-shaped pool table
  • Run Lucky Star 10k and Half Marathon
  • Boat ride on Zambezi River
  • Swimming at Hardap Dam
  • Go to a big name music concert- like Gazza, The Dogg, P-Squared, etc
  • Sundowner at the Botswana border
  • Karaoke Night in Windhoek
  • Attend an Afrikaner dance
  • A scenic flight around Swakop
  • See a meteor shower in the desert
  • Sharkdiving in Cape Town
  • Picture at Tropic of Capricorn
  • Have a poitjie or braai with locals
  • Make a snow angel in Kalahari red sand
  • Spend a day at Swakopmund Beach (and eat fresh oysters)
  • Swim in Devil's Pool at Victoria Falls
  • Play barefoot soccer with local kids
  • See Damaraland rock art
  • Take a Springbok shot
  • Climb Big Daddy or Dune 45 
  • Go whale watching in Swakop or Walvis Bay
  • Watch rugby... while eating Schnitzel
  • Wine (or more likely whiskey) tasting in Cape Town
  • Travel to the following major landmarks:
    • Spitzkoppe
    • Etosha Park
    • Sossusvlei
    • Kolkmanskop
    • Skeleton Coast
    • Fish River Canyon
    • Ruacana Falls
    • Brandberg Mountain
    • Epupa Falls
  • See the following animals:
    • Giraffe
    • Elephant
    • Hippo
    • Zebra
    • Springbok
    • Lion
    • Rhino  
    • Oryx
    • Kudu
    • Impala
    • Wildebeest
    • Meerkat
    • Baboon
    • Hyena
    • Cheetah  
    • Leopard
    • Warthog
    • Seal
    • Penguin
    • Whale
    • Dolphin
  • Eat the following meats:
    • Oryx
    • Kudu
    • Crocodile
    • Donkey
    • Warthog
    • Sheep
    • Goat
    • Zebra
    • Ostrich
    • Springbok
    • Mopane worms (I guess it's meat?)

***I know this may look like I just want to travel around this country like a tourist, which is pretty close to the truth. But I promise I'm working most of the time sometimes!!!