August was our last month in Africa, so we dedicated it to extensive travelling through Southern Africa together with Florian's sister, Pia, and her boyfriend, Robert. We drove 7000 km in 3 weeks, crossing Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. Here's a short collection of pictures we took:
| August 2005 | ||
 Elephants at Moremi Game Reserve |
 Hippos in the Okavango River |
 Camping at Moremi |
 Scenic Flight over the Okavango Delta |
 Early morning: a lion... |
 ..he's not angry, but just started a biiiig yawn :o) |
 Transport in Botswana: donkey cart |
 The Big Hole in Kimberley, the largest hand-dug hole in the world - a diamond mine |
 Flo is riding an ostrich :o) |
 At Oudtshoorn, the historic center of ostrich production, we stayed at an "ostrich palace" of a former ostrich farmer. |
 At Cape Agulhas, the most southern part of Africa. |
 At the "Garden Route" in South Africa: Dassies... |
 ...Penguins... |
 ...and the Cape of Good Hope ! |
 At the Waterfront in Cape Town |
 Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a marvellous Shopping Center |
 The Table Mountain wore his white "Table Cloth" most of the time.. |
 ..but the very last day, we were able to look at Cape Town from above ! |
 The quite cynical entrance sign at Robben Island, the largest prison of the apartheid regime |
 Wine tasting at Stellenbosch.. |
 ..and further north at Namaqualand... |
 ...the famous Namaqualand flowers ! |
 Fish River Canyon, the second largest Canyon in the world |
 Back to the Naukluft Mountains |
 Dead Vlei, a dry lake... |
 ...and the dunes of Soussousvlei, the largest in the world ! |
 We're having a blow-out... |