Having spent a few days recuperating in the bush between Gobabis and Windhoek, we decided it was time to move on and more importantly, replenish our water supply.
We packed up camp, left the bush behind us and thought, “why not get some awesome local biltong?”. So, we pulled into a roadside coffee shop that was advertising our craving. Having parked the car, we got out and the first thing we see is a gentleman crossing the parking lot wearing a Lederhose!
Now to see this Austrian traditional clothing in the middle of nowhere in the Namibian bush was quite a shock to say the least. We greeted the gentleman and spent the next few hours sitting in the very welcome shade of the coffee shop speaking to Florian and Ute Ernst from Austria.
They had set out to travel south from Europe through Africa and back again and they had given themselves 2 years to do it in, and now, almost 8 years later, they’re still traveling with their little dog Tiger in their converted Iveco truck.
We talked about “Gott und die Welt” (for those non-german speaking amongst us: anything and everything) and learnt a lot about the proper overlanding mentality. They showed us various routes that we were unsure about and entertained us with story after story about traveling through Africa.
One of their tips we plan on using in the near future. If it is successful we’ll let you know about it! 🙂
As they are also traveling north towards Zambia, we might just meet them again in the near future. Whether we do or not, we wish them all the best on their trip and many more adventures.
