Zambezi River

Went fishing in mid July on the Zambezi River to catch the infamous

Tigerfish

(Hydrocynus forskalii). Success due to good guides and a bit of luck. The teeth on the fish are quite a sight. The Zambezi itself is worth the visit alone, wildlife – Hippos and crocodiles being the most prevalent. The information center in Katima Mulilo, Namibia is a wealth of information and direction, plus they have coffee and post cards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambezi

Caprivi House Boat Safari

– the have house boat tours and can arrange any type of trip one would like. www.Caprivihouseboatsafaris.com; Tel/Fax: 09264 (0)66 686 049, 09264 (0)81 206 2019; chs@iway.na; No 1 Hippo Road, Katima Mulilo, Namibia


Namwi Island Campsite – great new campsite with hot water showers, security, electrical hook ups, and other amities not typically found for the price. namwiisl@iway.na; Tel: +264 66 254 188, +264 81 127 4572; Fax: +264 66 252 233
http://www.namibweb.com/namwiisland.htm

Namibia

Etosha National Park – Big tourist spot so was not there that long. Saw 40 plus giraffe in about an hour.

Rundu – Stayed at the Sarusungu River Lodge and went fishing in the Kavango river that borders Angola and Namibia - did not catch anything on the arranged trip but did catch a small river fish off the river bank.

www.namibweb.com/sarasungu.htm

Windhoek – Quite the little – big town. Worth a stop to check out “city life” – malls, fast internet (they tell me), etc. A visit to the main post office is worth the trip as the Namibian collectors stamps are well done.

Popa Falls – not too much to them but seem to be a popular attraction.

Luderitz – small, quaint diamond and fishing town. Great camping spot at Shark Island, http://www.namibiareservations.com/sharkislande.html.

20km from the town center is Diaz point - www.diazpoint.com.
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Morocco

Essaouira – One Week. Gnaoua World Music Festival (http://www.festival-gnaoua.co.ma. The Atlas hotel was just opening the week of the 11th annual festival, June 2008. Plenty of options for food and lodging in the Medina and along the beach area. There is a fishing charter out of the port that has extremely reasonable prices and is very easy to arrange.

Rabat – One Night, Two Days. Much development going on, the area between Salé (near the medina) and Rabat is getting a tunnel underneath it as well as a new marina. Should be quite the spot when completed.

A good spot for check out was near the 111KM marker along route A1 going from Tangier to Rabat.

Ketrina - One Night. Fishing is very popular, Spear fishing for Large Mouth (Large Head) Sea Bass along the sunken ship while the tide is out, long pole fishing of the Jetty / Peir. Surfing is also another popular activity as the beaches are quite the local hangout.

Formerly known as Port Lyautey located on the Sebou River.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenitra


Casablanca – A few nights. Big city…the beach clubs in the Corniche area seem quite nice and popular, a new mall being developed on the water just up from the Corniche area. Another of interest that is more on the neglected side is the area near the train station that comes from the airport. A lot of rundown buildings that look ripe for transition.

Marrakech – A few days. Not that big of a fan of Marrakech, much to see in Morocco and Marrakech does not offer that much. Did enter the Satellite Poker Tournament held at the Casino de Marrakech, Hotel Es Saadi (www.casinodemarrakech.com).

Tangier – Gateway to Europe. Liked the overnight train to

Chefchaouen – Rif Mountains, not good fishing, stayed at a place called the Boston Hotel, a good place for tajine or tagine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangine) is up from the main circle near the butcher shop.

Logistics and misc.

Train schedules and routes are online – take food and drink on the train with you. (www.oncf.ma)

Bus routes are serviced by many companies and are fairly reliable. Getting around is fairly easy comparatively.