Location: Namabia

Summary:

I'm currently stuck waiting for my emergency passport to arrive, hopefully early next week, which has left me unable to leave the country. While waiting, I tackled some important administrative tasks, particularly renewing my real estate broker fingerprints for Washington State - something required every 6 years that I can't get an extension for. I first tried a modern electronic fingerprinting company called Timeware, then had to visit multiple locations to get the proper fingerprint cards printed on thick stock. At Klein-Wintuuk's police station, despite the usual long lineup, I managed to get my fingerprints done quickly by a helpful officer who didn't even charge me for the service. I mailed the documents to Florida and had to work around VPN issues by getting someone in the US to help me complete the online portions. I've also been involved with an Overland Now WhatsApp group run by Duncan from South Africa, which connects travelers and shares valuable information about visas, weather, and travel conditions across Africa. Through this network, I reconnected with Nico Leontes, a fellow traveler I first met in Angola who's riding a Yamaha from Cyprus to Namibia. We met up at Paradise Backpack guesthouse and planned a Sunday trip to see some animals, though his motorbike was in for service at the time.