Recent
feedback we have had from our guests:
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From: John Allan
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 5:30 PM
Subject: Thanks to Ernst Ritter
Dear Bruno.
On behalf of the Beningfield, McIntosh and Allan party who went on tour with you to Sandwich Harbour on Saturday 8th May, we wish to record how extremely impressed we were with our guide, Ernst Ritter. His deep knowledge of the fauna, flora and environment was highly impressive enhanced by the eloquent manner in which he expressed himself. Not only is he knowledgeable but also passionate about the environment and it was interesting to see him challenging other Namibians who were transgressing park regulations. We all had a wonderful and memorable day which was the highlight of our trip to Namibia ...
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From: Trevor and Vicky
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 5:59 PM
Subject: Our tour in April
Dear Bruno and Kate
First on behalf of my duaghter, Lyn, my husband Trevor and myself we want to say thank you to Ernst for an excellent tour to Sandwich Harbour via the desert on Wed 21 April. Ernst was an outstanding guide and taught us so much. We really enjoyed everything about the day and my husband's comment was that it was worth every penny we paid.
Many thanks
Vicky Ireland
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From: mette caton
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 6:03 PM
Subject: our stay with you
Dear Bruno and Kate,
We have only just returned home from South Africa as we were grounded due to the vulcano ashes over Europe ... Our trip to Namibia was amazing and we all feel it has changed us lots. Our visit to Mundulea was amazing, it put our visit to this planet in a whole different perspective and our amazement and reverence for nature have gone through the roof. Thanks so much for a great 3/4 days, Bruno, and for all your wise lessons ...
Love,
Mette, Gijsbert, Carmen, Thierry and Emiel
From: gtolmiep@aol.com
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:36 PM
Subject: Thanks
Dear Bruno,
There is no doubt that the highlight of our tour of Namibia was the two days out with you. Anne enjoyed them as much as me. Thank you so much for taking us out to see the desert, Welwitschia and much more. It was most enjoyable to meet you and to learn from your extensive knowledge about an area about which I knew so little.
Our whole tour of Namibia went well and we had absolutely no problems on the rest of the tour. We really enjoyed Hobatere and Erongo as well.
Many thanks and very best wishes,
Iain and Anne
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From: Erin Conway-Smith
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks
Hi Kate - just want to say that we (a group of three Canadians) had a
great tour of Sandwich Harbour with Ernst on Nov 19 ... Ernst was a terrific
guide, we were impressed by his knowledge of the environment, history,
politics, as well as his driving skills, and the lunch was lovely. Our
compliments!
Erin
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From: Valerie Hara
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: 6 x Hara - 14th October 2009 - Sandwich Harbour - CONFIRMED
Hi Kate,
Belatedly I thank you for the great time we had in Namibia. The whole
day was fantastic and then suddenly it was time to board the ship!!!!
We will highly recommend your company to the next group of tours that
come through here either by cruise ship or on their own!
thanks again
Valerie Hara
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From: Andrew Stroud
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:16 PM
Subject: Sandwich Harbour tour, 13 October
Dear Kate,
I wanted to let you know how much the four of us enjoyed the Sandwich Harbour day out with Ernst on the 13th; it really was one of the best days we had in Namibia. Ernst was a mine of information imparted with passion – to find oneself gripped by a guano platform is quite something ! It was great to cover so many different aspects of the area, from the salt pans to settlements drowned by sanddunes, from huge flocks of cormorants to a drive along the sand at the edge of the dunes that was interesting to say the least ! He was great company, very mindful certainly of my limitations which I appreciated, and couldn’t have been a better host for the day. We were also dead lucky with the other three Brits on the tour, who were great company.
And as for the picnic … I understand that it was all prepared by the company housekeeper, I think her name is Paulina ? We asked Ernest to pass on our compliments to the chef, and perhaps you would reiterate how much we enjoyed her delicious food. If there is ever a Turnstone cookbook I would like a copy please !
Sarah
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From: Brian Harrison
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: 2 x Harrison - 19.09.2009 - Sandwich Harbour Tour
Dear Kate
We have returned to the UK now and are just catching up with e-mails etc after our fantastic trip to Namibia.
Just a word of thanks for a memorable trip down to Sandwich Harbour. Wayne was a superb guide and was sensitive to the needs of all his guests. Although our main interest is in birds, Wayne's commentary on all the aspects of the dunes, including the geology and archeology, was truly fascinating. The drive back along the beach between tide and
dunes was exhilarating!
Best wishes
Brian and Doreen
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From: Steve Brynes
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 5:23 AM
Subject: Feedback
Hi
Now that I'm back home, I just wanted to tell you what a great job Wayne did on my recent Sandwich Harbour tour. Clearly he knows his stuff (including how to handle the vehicle!) and he was excellent at sharing his knowledge and experience.
Thanks for a first rate time.
Best
Steve
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From: Expert Africa - Sabina Hekandjo
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:47 AM
Subject: RE: Livingstone x 2 (Turnstone Tour to Sandwich Harbor 26 July 2009)
This was so good,and Ernest our guide excellent. Weather intervened again here and he rang early morning to say cause of the really bad winds we could not go till lunch time. He picked us up plus 2 others and we had a wonderful trip along the coast, his knowledge of everything was good. We had a good lunch did some bird watching and walking and some riding up and down on the dunes in the landrover, digging for water , watching jackels. And because we had missed the morning he continued on until it was dark and then looked for Brown Hyenas, cause we had mentioned we would like to see them, we didn't, but none the less he really put himself out.
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From: Turnstone Tours
To: Cardboard Box Travel Shop
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: 4 x Moinard - 16.07.2009 - Sandwich Harbour Tour
The Sandwich Harbour tour will definitely remain one of our best memories. The guide (Ernst) was extremely competent (he seems to know every single bird in the region) and gave us a lot of explanations (historical background, econocmic and environmental issues, etc.). He really likes showing his clients around, we appreciated his enthusiasm. Great lunch, too (a full homemade meal which was delicious).
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From: expertafrica
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 5:10 PM
Subject: Traveller feedback: Mundulea Reserve
> This is an automatic email from Expert Africa's computer system
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> A party of Expert Africa's travellers recently visited Mundulea Reserve - Mr Stuart Smith x 2
> They arrived on: 6-Jun-2009
> They left on: 9-Jun-2009
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> They wrote to us about their stay, saying:
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> Our stay at Mundulea was the 'jewel in the crown' of our wonderful stay in Namibia. It is hard to find words that do full justice to the truly unique experience of spending time there with Bruno Nebe whose deep and wide-ranging knowledge of so many aspects of Namibian culture and every aspect of wildlife preservation and conservation was astonishing. The newly built camp has a wonderfully rustic charm in complete harmony with its beautiful surroundings and lacked for nothing in necessary facilities. Particulary impressive was the environmentally sustainable showers whiich Bruno had constructed using former gas cylinders which enabled the shower water to be heated by burning wood 'harvested' from scrub clearance. We were particularly fortunate that we were the sole guests at the camp during our stay so had lot of quality time to discuss a whole range of subjects. The two walks we did were full of fascinating insights into so many different elements of the behaviour of game in a natural setting and was a massive contrast from Etosha where the game have become immune to the presence of humans. Relatively close encounters with kudu, a family of warthogs and wild cattle were electrifying. Breakfast and evening meals were a delight with excellent and interesting meals cooked over a wood fire. Sundowners with our host at a hide overlooking a waterhole were also a delight. Our only regret was that our stay had to come to an end but, hopefully we will get to return one day.
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From: Lize Stassen
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:18 AM
Subject: RE: 4 x Stassen - 03.07.2009 - Sandwich Bay tour
Dear Kate,
We have returned from the most wonderful holiday in Namibia, and I just wanted to say thank you for the absolutely wonderful trip to Sandwich Harbour on the 3rd. It was an experience to remember for a lifetime – please convey our thanks to Ernest for his totally professional and expert guidance during the day. My boys especially enjoyed his expert driving on the dunes, and for me and my husband the scenery was absolutely spectacular.
Thanks also for the wonderful lunch!
Kind regards, Lize Stassen
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From: Virginia Spradlin
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 7:17 AM
Subject: Gratitude
Dear Kate and Bruno,
We have been slowly settling back into life in Montana, but also trying to keep our Namibian experience fresh in our minds. The word "Bruno" is said at least once a day by one of us in reference to one thing or another, and I have noticed that when our friends ask the kids about their African memories, their answers include, without fail, a recollection from our time with you. Be it armoured crickets or termites (Henry is still concerned about the one balloonish fellow who is relegated to spitting water all day), the newborn giraffe, the Southern Cross, or "Bruno tickling us when we honked his horn," they remember all of it fondly. I appreciate you sharing your insight and wisdom about the animals, the land and the culture with me.
But most of all, thank you a million times over for taking a risk and saying yes to allowing Ben and me and our two young children on such a wonderful adventure.
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From: Courtenay Barber
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 1:14 PM
Subject: Nanub Desert Tour, June 28 2009
Hello!
We just wanted to thank you for a wonderful day in the desert. We had
just spent 38 days at sea from Fortaleza, Brazil to Walvis Bay and it was
great to get away from the water.
Our special thanks to Ernst Ritter who is a super guide and a great travel
companion. He sets a great table too! We are sorry he was not able to
get down with his sons to see the R/V Endeavor.
Best wishes to all,
Courtenay Barber, III
Bruce Bannick
Jeff Avery
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From: Dennis Saltys
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:06 PM
Hello my wife and I had the pleasure of being on the full day version of the Sandwich Harbor Tour on 3 May 2009. The guide was Ernest. The tour was fantastic and Ernest was a great guide. He was a wealth of knowledge, interesting to listen and talk with, very personable and tailored the tour to our interests. We rate him as one of the best and invaluable guides. Please extend a warm hello our thanks to him. Thank-you.
Dennis Saltys and Cindy Vranizan-Saltys
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From: expertafrica
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 5:01 PM
Subject: Traveller feedback: Mundulea Reserve
This is an automatic email from Expert Africa's computer system
A party of Expert Africa's travellers recently visited Mundulea Reserve - Ms Sandra Morris x 2
They arrived on: 28-May-2009
They left on: 31-May-2009
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They wrote to us about their stay, saying:
I don't know how to describe the wonderful time we had a Mundulea. We went expecting basic camping facilities; & how we were we surprised! We did not expect such luxury - some of the furniture was built by Bruno. Take note of the chandelier over the dining table!
We had hot water for the shower (no bucket shower here), if taken during daylight hours; totally unexpected. Bruno has such imagination to have built this camp.
The walking was wonderful & it was such a change to see the animals from on foot rather than in a vehicle. Bruno's knowledge of the area is vast. It amazed me how he finds his way around.
The food cooked over the open fire was excellent with lots of it.
We would not hesitate to return - only next time, if going at this time of year, I think we would take hot water bottles & thermals; it got very cold in the night.
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From: Loomer, Anne-Lise Lucretia
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:08 PM
Subject: RE: Sandwich Bay tour tomorrow
Dear Kate,
I meant to send this email a long time ago, but I wanted to give you some feedback on our day trip with Ernst. My husband and I had one of the most memorable days we've had in years and Ernst was a top notch guide who proved to be tremendously knowledgeable, professional, competent and caring. We truly enjoyed meeting him and spending the day with him. I hope you can pass on our best wishes to him and thank him again for a very special day.
Best regards,
Anne-Lise
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From: Kaeleigh Farrish - On Semester At Sea
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: 4 x Kaeleigh Farrish party - 14-15 Feb 2009 - One night/two day camping in the Desert with Turnstone Tours
We had the MOST amazing time with Ernst. We really can't say enough about your company, the tour or Ernst... we are so grateful and so sad to had to have said goodbye to Namibia so soon, but can't wait to be back again! Thank you again for all your patience, cooperation and effort in coordinating with us and helping to give us one of the most life changing and inspiring experiences of our lives.
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From: Georgia Grant
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: 5 x Grant - 14-15 February 2009 - Two day camping in the Desert
Hello Kate, I just wanted to let you know that we had a fabulous time on our tour with Wayne. He was a terrific guide and I believe all the biologists were very appreciative of his knowledge about the various ecosystems. We were all impressed with his kindness and respect for the environment and the people who live on the land. And we were quite impressed with Namibia. It seeems like your country is getting off to a good start, especially in the area of environmental protection and sustainability. The US could learn something from Namibia.
Your country is so beautiful. We all want to come back.
Best wishes to you and your endeavours. Georgia
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From: ROBERT STONEHEWER-SMITHT
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:39 AM
Subject: feedback from Stonehewer-Smith family
Dear Bruno and Kate,
Unfortunately for us, we never made it to your wonderful looking and sounding reserve. We did, however, have a magical camping trip through Damaraland with Ernst, and wished to give you some of our feedback.
Ernst Ritter was the most brilliant guide and became a great friend to us.
Due to the Christmas break, we had to take our trip with him as soon as we arrived in Namibia, between 19th and 22nd December. He did a quite Herculean amount of driving to drop us off at Etosha prior to haring back to SWakop and on to his farm for Christmas, picking up some bees on the way.
We knew it was likely to be the highlight and would have wished to have kept it till last. Never mind, it really was the highlight and has remained it. We learnt so much of the country, its history and geology as well as its people, flora and fauna. We enjoyed looking at the "little things" as Ernst
kept encouraging us to do. The boys loved the beetles, Agamas and lizards (including the feeling of holding a dung beetle in the palm of your closed hand), we all enjoyed the immense variety of birds, I was constantly amazed at the colours in the desert landscape and the plants that managed to grow
there.
We had a great adventure with elephants visiting our tents, including at 3am on 22nd December. The bull (is it Voortrekker?) most definitely "in must" and highly excited by our two little tents and the landrover. We let them be and they left us alone. We did not take any photographs either, but just enjoyed the privilege of being in such company and have some spectacular memories. Just what we had hoped for our sons' first introduction into Africa.
Ernst also guided us on our day trip to SAndwich Harbour on 29th December. Again, plenty of birdwatching, lots of history, and a bit of dune-driving made it a good day for all.
Do thank Ernst from us. We shall be writing to him separately as well, possibly enclosing a book on card games to teach him the proper rules of Canasta!
With kind regards,
Robert, Johanna, William and Richard Stonehewer-Smith
Hallo Ernst,
wir sind mittlerweile zurück in unserer Heimat auf der Schwäbischen Alb.
Der Alltag hat uns wieder.
Wir leben von vielen tollen Fotos und schönen Erinnerungen an unseren Urlaub in Namibia.
Eine großen Beitrag dazu hast Du mit der Tour nach Sandwich Harbour geleistet.
Wir (Jürgen, Andrea, Doris und ich) waren total begeistert, wie Du uns diesen fast "magischen" Ort
auf so sensible Weise nahe gebracht hast. Diese Fahrt nach Sandwich Harbour war
ein besonderes Highlight der gesamten Reise.
Die Brummdrüne war sehr, sehr aufregend!!!!
Die Versorgung war ebenfalls Spitze, der Bananenkuchen ein Hit. Würdest Du mir bitte das
Rezept erfragen? Vielen herzlichen Dank für alles - schön, dass es Dich gibt!
Wir werden Dich in jedem Fall weiter empfehlen.
Liebe Grße von allen
Barbara Elsner
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From: Caroline Helbig
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:46 PM
Subject: Merry Christmas!
Hi Kate and Bruno,
We were on your Sandwich Harbour trip with Ernest way back in July and had an absolutely spectacular time. I'm sending along a few photos of the day. Could you please pass on the message below to Ernest. I do some travel writing and had promised to send the article I wrote about our adventures in Namibia. Thanks!
By the way, the liver pate you packed for lunch was the best I've ever eaten! Munching liver pate amidst that splendid scenery -hard to beat!
Hope you have a happy holiday season and all the best in the new year.
Caroline
Hi Ernst,
Our family was on your Sandwich Harbour tour back in July. I've been meaning to send you a note for some time and just got too busy. We all agree that the amazing Namibian landscape was one of the top highlights of our 9 weeks in southern Africa. Walking along the coastal dunes at Sandwich Harbour was an unforgettable experience! Our son Alex often talks about the fun he had in the dunes- walking, driving and especially listening to the sand. I think he also ate more than his fair share of that yummy lasagne. Thank you so much for making it such a great day!
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From: Colton, Mervyn
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:52 PM
Subject: Thanks for a great day!
Hi Bruno,
Just to say thanks for the super day tour you brought us on. We were the Irish couple you collected for a day trip to sandwich harbour, and we talked cameras, photos and landrovers all day long! It was super!
Merv & Sarah Colton
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From: Hazel's Footprints Trust
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: Confirmation: 2 x Scott-Aiton - 11th-14th November 2008 - Mundulea
Dear Bruno and Kate
What can we say other than thanks for another memorable few days in the (almost original!) Namibian bush. We both thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Mundulea to see first hand what you are trying to re-create there. The camp site was just the right atmosphere for such surroundings and Bruno's patter was its usual fascinating and enthralling self - our rhino meeting and the python story have been re-told several times already!!
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Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: Sandwich harbour tour...29/10/2008
Its taken awhile to sort out the pictures from the trip....4957 in total!!.....but have now got it down to 250 ish.
12 from our day with you are enclosed......WHAT A DAY IT WAS!
(see pics on our photo page)
Ernst.....you are a magician......constantly producing rabbits out of a hat......and then producing the final rabbit.....or flamingoe at the death.....FAB day out.....top man, top country....we will be back!
All the best
Alan & Nicci
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Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: from Corsica
Hello Kate,
We are now back home in our island of Corsica.
I wanted to contact and thank you for the tour we did on October 15th guided by Ernest. Maybe you remember we were 5 people together - and all those people say
thank you to Turnstone and to Ernst (and to the lady who prepared the
meal for lunch). We appreciated a lot this day tour to Sandwich Harbour. The weather was cloudy and windy sometimes but we know the coast is often not sunny or calm.
Ernst is a very interesting driver/ guide and it was a real pleasure to spend this day with him. You know my English is too poor to explain what I want, but I appreciated having the chance to speak and listen to him ...
I should be happy to come again (for a fourth time) to Namibia and if this happens we shall try to do another tour with Turnstone and with Ernst if possible ..
Thank you and best wishes to all Turnstone Tour Team
Alain et Joëlle LAPUJADE
Lieu dit Lestinchi
20167 PERI (South Corsica)
France
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Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:24 AM
Subject: RE: 2 x Prichard & Reid -14 September 2008 (Feedback)
Dear Kate & Bruno
I just received the following great feedback from these guests and wanted to pass it on.
They rated overall experience: EXCELLENT: “Worthwhile trip. Due to tidal conditions, our 4x4 couldn't get that close to the harbour, so we walked along the beach for quite some time each way. As keen walkers, this was great, and we got to see a whale which we wouldn't have done had we been driving. We were caught short by the tide on the way back, so played 'dodge the waves' by jumping onto the dunes. Lunch was much appreciated after our long walk, and was tasty to boot! “
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Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:46 AM
Subject: RE: Borthwick x 2 - 12.09.2008 - Sandwich (so sorry another change)
Dear Kate & Bruno
I just wanted to share some of the recent feedback that I got from our travellers who went on the Turnstone Tour to Sandwich Harbour.
Mr Alastair & Mrs Amanda Borthwick – on the 12 September wrote.
Rate trip as: Excellent
“One of the trip highlights. A great guide, knowledgeable on any subject and willing to change the tour to suit us. Topped by a superb lunch on top of the dunes I would recommend this for anyone with any interest in natural history, or Namibia in general.”
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Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 10:41 AM
Subject: Traveller feedback: Mundulea Reserve
This is an automatic email from Expert Africa's computer system
A party of Expert Africa's travellers recently visited Mundulea Reserve - Ms Angela Poole x2
They arrived on: 20-Sep-2008
They left on: 23-Sep-2008
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They wrote to us about their stay, saying:
We thoroughly enjoyed being in the company of Bruno Nebe. What an amazing person! His knowledge of any subject we talked about, be it the wildlife, the country, or politics was incredible. Being here with Bruno was the highlight of our trip to Namibia.
Don't change anything! The small and personal approach helps make the experience special.
Tell Bruno that we are pleased he found his sunglasses!!
When asked for their feedback on Mundulea Reserve, they commented:
Location as: Excellent
Rooms as: Excellent
Service as: Excellent
Food as: Excellent
Activities as: Excellent
Facilities as: Excellent
Overall, they voted their stay here as: Excellent
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Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:17 PM
Subject: Dank an Ernst
Hallo Ernst,
auf diesem Wege nach Rückkehr von unserem wunderbaren Urlaub in Namibia ein herzliches Dankeschön an dich, mit dem wir am 31. Juli eine Tour nach Sandwich Harbour unternommen haben. Leider kamen wir an diesem Tag nicht bis Sandwich Harbour - die Route war wohl vom Atlantik weggewaschen. Dennoch war die Tour alles andere als enttäuschend, sondern ein echtes Highlight unseres Urlaubs. (Vielleicht erinnerst du dich an uns - wir waren die deutsch-irische Familie mit 2 Kindern, von denen dich unsere Tochter Tess, die kleine "Chatterbox" besonders neugierig ausgefragt hat ;-) und bei denen die beiden Kinder beim Lunch-Auf- und Abbau tatkräftig mit angepackt haben. Außer uns war noch eine dreiköpfige englische Familie mit von der Partie ) Die Tour war absolut fantastisch - die kleine Wanderung in den Dünen hat mich besonders beeindruckt, das "Leben" in der Wüste und dann der summende Sand.
In der Zwischenzeit sind bereits weitere Bekannte nach Namibia aufgebrochen, denen ich ans Herz gelegt habe, in Swakopmund eine Tour mit euch zu unternehmen - die fachkundige ornithologische Führung und die geduldige Art von dir haben die Tour zu einem ganz besonderen Erlebnis gemacht. Und das Essen war lecker und ein Erlebnis mit Safari-Feel. Auch die Tatsache, dass wir nur mit 7 Gästen unterwegs waren und auf individuelle Interessen eingegangen wurde, war ein besonders großes Vergnügen.
Vielen Dank für das Schaffen wunderbarer Urlaubserinnerungen und ganz herzliche Grüße aus dem fernen (und feuchten ;-( ) Irland!
Sonja Kroll
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Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: 4 x Hofman - 14-15.08.2008 - Camping in the Desert
Hi Kate:
Just a quick word of thanks- the four of us had a most amazing 2 days with Bruno a couple of weeks ago - his encyclopedic knowledge on almost everything from geography to history and politics to plant and animal life in the desert made it an unforgettable tri --- thanks for arranging this for us.
best
Karen
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:24 AM
Subject: RE: 2 x Latzel & Tee - 01.06.2008 (feedback)
Dear Kate and Bruno
We had some very good feedback from these guests about their Turnstone Tour and I wanted to share it with you.
Mr Latzel wrote: “The day trip to Sandwich harbour with Turnstone Tours was one of the highlights of our entire Namibia trip with hundreds of pelicans and comorants by their thousands near the shore.”
We will post it on our website too for future travellers to read as well. Thanks for all your great work.
With very best regards
Sabina
EXPERT AFRICA - Specialists to Southern Africa
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Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:21 AM
Subject: Trip to Namibia
Dear Kate and Bruno,
I would first like to congratulate you on your ten year anniversary of leading tours in Namibia. I can certainly understand why you are considered to be at the top of the eco-tourism pile!
Thank you, Kate for all your kindness and encouragement when I was making the reservations. As I said to Ernst in an email---I wondered how a company who didn't know us and a guide we hadn't met could do such an exceptional job of fulfilling all those dreams you have when you are thinking of making such a trip. Needless to say, we had an unforgettable 8 days! The knowledge and passion for the geology, flora and fauna of our ever patient guide were so outstanding. I can't think of anything more that we could have asked for -----
The fact that we were in an area that seemed to have no-one else around; to see such changes and beauty around each corner; the herds of springbok in the tall yellow grasses, beautiful Mountain Zebra and then to sleep under the sky filled with so many stars after a delicious dinner ---- - fabulous! Climbing the dunes as the sun comes up will stick with me as a wonderful memory.
Thank you again, Kate. I hope that we will be able to make another tour with Turnstone in the future.
Kind regards,
Liz Bulkley
PS The coffee was delicious!!!
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Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:32 AM
Subject: Thanks so much
Dear Bruno, Kate, Cai and Jack
Thanks so much for our lovely time on your farm. It was very special for all of us and my dad loved it. It really made his heart so glad to see what you are doing, Bruno, and the camp was fab. Just too short! I could easily have had another three days. You were all very generous with your time and the food was delicious....
Love Margie
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Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 4:48 PM
Subject: Thank you
Dear Bruno,
I just wanted to say a huge big thank you for all your input into the most amazing holiday. It was a fantastic two weeks and I enjoyed every minute of my time with you in Namibia. You were a great guide/host and I learnt loads during our stay.
It was such fun seeing the black faced impala and seeing what you have done to the farm. It was all very impressive and you obviously work extremely hard ...
Harriet/Hayho xx
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Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:37 PM
Subject: Ostergrüße aus Brandenburg an Ernst
Hallo Lieber Ernst,
Frohe Ostern wünschen Dir Matthias, Rudi, Ernst und Lars.
Wir sind nun schon wieder fast 3 Wochen im kalten Deutschland und ich speziell ich vermisse Namibia ziemlich. Hier in Deutschland ist alles laut und mit Menschen überfüllt. Das geht mir auf die Nerven und da sehnt man sich nach der Ruhe Namibias. Nochmals vielen Dank für den großartigen Tag am Meer. Nach Abschluss des Urlaubs kann ich sagen, dass es der beste Tag war. Ich habe noch 2 Fotos zur Erinnerung beigefügt.
Beste Grüsse
Matthias
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Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:51 PM
Subject: Thanks
Dear Bruno,
We are now back in rather cold England after a really fantastic trip - thank you so much for everything. The itinerary worked out marvellously well and it was so exciting to see all the changes and improvements at Mundulea - we will spread the word among our friends!! The cooking, wine, rock shandy, gin and tonic (with home grown lemon) and the sundowner moths will all be remembered with great enjoyment and the walks and scrambles have kept us nice and fit - I fear we still will not pass the "tracks and spoor" tests next time we see you!
With love to you all.
Deborah.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:07 PM
Subject: Thank you
Hello Kate,
Please thank Ernst for memories of our Nambian trip that will last all of us a lifetime - including our children with whom my husband and I had the absolute pleasure of sharing my birth country in the care of your very special tour guide.
Ernst really is remarkable - his wide and varied skill set as well as his obvious comfort, love and knowledge of the harsh & remote places, where he knows the most off the beaten dramatic places to enhance the solitude and beauty of the land - even in Soussusvlei which has become a tourist destination.
The dune experience was a real highlight - even for our son who under normal circumstances doesn't like sand.
Thank you too Kate, for your consideration of our dietary needs - the kabeljou was an unexpected delicacy and the farm made boerewors provided by Ernst was much appreciated too.
The bedding was very comfortably set up ( thank you) and our nights were adventurous.
The landscape still haunts me with its beauty and the off the beaten track places Ernst took us to. His energy, caring, knowledge and sensitivity to our different personalities and needs made our trip very special.
Thank you,
Grace
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Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 1:56 PM
Subject: FAO Ernst Ritter
Dear Ernst
I hope this has finally reached you. We have tried e mail with and without photographs from our home pc but nothing gets through so this is my work address.
Here in the UK it is a mild winter but looking out over the London skyline it seems a long way from our camping trip with you in Damaraland. It was definitely the highlight of the trip, the beauty of the place, the solitude, the elephants and we enjoyed your company!
Hope all is well with you and your family.
Best wishes
Sarah and Cliff Dixon
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: thank you
We just want to say thank you for a most wonderful day we spent visiting Sandwich Harbour two weeks ago, on Friday 16th November.
Ernest (apologies if the spelling is wrong) was a wonderful guide and it was a most magical day - one of the highlights of our trip to Namibia.
The lunch was fantastic too - quite delicious - we only wish we could have eaten more.
With very best wishes
Steve and Cindy Haynes
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 9:02 AM
Subject: ThanksGood morning from a chilly Pretoria.
Just a few words of thanks for a wonderful and exhillerating tour, very ably led by Ernst Ritter, to Sandwich Harbour on the 20th. It turned out to be one of the highlihts of our extensive tour through Namibia and the Kalahari. Our Swiss friends, pretty seasoned world travellers, were most impressed. The oohs and ahs expressed our surprise and delight when Ernst laid the table for a superb lunch amongst the dunes!
You do have a world-class product which I will recommend whenever possible.
Bi, Werner Wenhold
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Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 12:02 PM
Subject: Mundulea
Dear Bruno,
Just a note to say thank you so very much for the fantastic trip to
Mundulea. It was a highlight of our trip. The project at Mundulea is an
excellent, and fascinating, one - I haven't learnt so much in a very long
time. I will try to email some photos if I work out the technology needed!
Thank you also for the delicious food - I shall be trying to repeat your
chicken recipe...
Please could you keep us posted on Mundulea as we certainly hope to come
back on our fifth trip to Namibia.
Best wishes,
Emily, Bob and Sue
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Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 1:17 PM
Subject: Sandwich Harbour Tour
Please relay this message to Ernest, our guide for 12 Sept. Tour.
Ernst, your tour was truly one of the highlights of our entire trip. We returned on Thursday and I know it will take a couple of weeks to process all of our adventures but when talking with people about our trip one of the first things I describe in our tour of Sandwich Harbour with you. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and infectious enthusiasm with us. The lunch was fantastic also...such a presentation. I did ask about the flamingos returning to the Makgadikgadi Pans and YES, they said they did when the rains come. I hope there will be more rain this year. We did see many beautiful birds and animals. A trip of a lifetime. Thanks for your part in making it so.
Best Regards,
Brenda Ward
Port St. Joe, FL
USA
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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:51 PM
Subject: Our trip to Sandwich Harbour 02/08/07
This is a very belated thank you to your company and your guide Ernst, who took us to Sandwich Harbour for the day on 2 August 2007. We spent three weeks in Namibia and this day was one of our high spots. Ernst was such a wonderful host and so full of knowledge in all respects - bird life, plant life, animals, insects, reptiles, geology, etc. From the moment we got into the jeep he was a joy to have as a guide.
We were a party of five (the Hopes family), myself Jenny and my husband Richard and our three children Sam (18), Matthew (17) and Amy (12). Ernst immediately put us at our ease and we all felt comfortable asking questions and we were always given a good explanation to our questions whatever they might have been. He was so knowledgeable, always ready to offer some interesting piece of information and stop and point out interesting things whether it be to do with the landscape/geology or the wildlife/birdlife/plantlife. We all had such a great day and it is always a bonus when the children feel as much part of the activity as the adults because the guide takes the trouble to talk to them and include them and do things that they appreciate and enjoy as well. The trip over the dunes was great and all the stops along the way to look at the birds, plants, insects and the sand dunes/formations, etc were so interesting. Ernst was such a mine of information.
The lunch was a super spread and very enjoyable too. It was so nice to have such an interesting and enjoyable trip, with a perfect host and who was good company too. Ernst was also able to advise us on a good place to sand board, although unfortunately we ran out of time the next day to do this as we had to get a part for our hire car before we moved on towards Etosha on the following day.
Thank you again for such a good day and please pass on our thanks, compliments and best wishes to Ernst.
Jenny, Richard, Sam, Matthew and Amy Hopes
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Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: 4 x Alexander - 28.08.2007 - Sandwich harbour day trip
Kate and Bruno hello,
Just back in Rome after our wonderful trip in Namibia of which the day tour to Sandwich harbor will remain an highlight. We where impressed by the beauty of the area and the delicate balances that threaten its survival. We would like in particular to say a warm hello to our guide Ernst. He is one of those rare people that you meet as strangers but leave as friends after feeling how much he really cares for his environment and the passion he has to communicate. Communicating so well implies not only being so knowledgeable but also taking a real interest in the people you talk to and the desire to involve them in your visions.
Take care,
Bob, Angelica, Ricky and Erica.
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Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: 22.08.2007-26.08.07
Dear Bruno,Thank you very much for such a wonderful time. The Kudu horn arrived back safely! We have already sorted out how to make a musical instrument from it and this will be a scouting project. Joseph ahs already been round to one of the scout leaders to discuss this. We are all p[lanning the next visit but it is likely to be some time unfortunately. However, this was truly a lnadmark holiday for us and we have already reccomended you to several friends.Eleanor is looking forward to her next experience of caving!
All the very best
Jonathan
From: Clarke, Mike
Sent: 13 August 2007 18:20
Subject: Mundulea Reserve and other things
Dear Bruno
Firstly, can I say thank you for the marvellous time you and Ernst gave us - the two camping trips were the highlights of the holiday for all the family. Ernst was excellent and I would be grateful if you could pass on our thanks again to him. He is a great guy for you, who has deep understanding and concern.
We planned this trip to give our children memories, and I am truly grateful that you have done that and more.
with best wishes
Mike
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Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 1:38 PM
Subject: RE: 4 x Evans - 21.04.2007 - Sandwich HarbourDear Kate and Bruno
Just a short note on behalf of my friends and myself to say thanks for a wonderful day out at Sandwich Harbour.
Ernest was on time and full of information about the environment and the problems facing Walvis Bay and its RAMSAR designations.
Personally I saw some wonderful bird species and his depth of knowledge on all thing ecological were really something to be admired. I think I could have spent a week out there and still be having fun. I also have to thank him for scaring the death out of me on the dunes - he knows what I mean!! Its an experience I shall never forget and I have the photographs to help pass on my wonderful day to others.
I must admit , when I booked the tour I was being a bit selfish , in that I was the only one in our group who was interested in birds and increasing my "tick list". However on returning to the hotel I was very relieved to find that my friends also thoroughly enjoyed themselves also.
Congratulations to the chef also for preparing a wonderful meal.
Please pass on our heartfelt thanks to Ernest - as I know he is a technophobe and who can blame him when he has such a wonderful job!
Anyway thanks once again
Best wishes
Richard
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Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 5:37 PM
Subject: Thanks so much for a great day in Namibia
Dear Kate and Bruno,
We have been looking at our pictures and Bonnie's from our day with Jono which you organized so beautifully. We were delighted with everything about our tour- the itinerary, the perspective which Jono added to the mix, and, of course, the delicious luncheon at the dunes which was the envy of all of the tourists who suddenly showed up while we were dining! Thank you so very much for being available on the day when so many other tourists from the QE2 were in Walvis Bay. We hope to return to Namibia and South Africa in the not too distant future and will contact you for your help when we are making our plans.Please thank Jono for us. I have not been able to send him an e-mail- it is always sent back to us. I must have made a mistake on his address.
Best regards from Madison, Georgia USA
Beth and Jim Unger
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Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:13 PM
Subject: Feedback
Dear Kate,
I am finally getting around to contacting you for a number of reasons following our tour in July.
Firstly, we asked our guide Ernest if we could swap our Namib Desert tour for the Sandwich Harbour tour in the end. I hope that we didn’t get him into trouble for being so obliging.
Secondly, the three of us (my mother, my boyfriend and I) had a wonderful time. It was clear that Ernest was very passionate about the things he taught us about, and he passed that passion onto us. We have some very fond memories of our day with him. Please pass on our repeated thanks.
With thanks to you also for running such excellent tours. We hope to return some day to experience more of your fascinating country’s wonders. All the best.
Yours sincerely,
Naomi Hirst
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:56 PM
Subject: Ein herzliches Dankeschön an unseren Führer Ernst
Hallo Ernst,du erinnerst dich noch an Monika und Peter Möbius aus Friedrichshafen/Deutschland? Harald vom Intermezzo hat uns Ende Oktober an dich vermittelt.
Inzwischen sind wir wieder zu hause. Der Alltag versucht sich schon wieder mit gierigen Klauen an uns festzuklammern. Noch halten uns die Namibia-Erinnerungen resistent dagegen.Vor allem die Fahrt mit dir zur Sandwich Bay wird uns unvergesslich bleiben. Ebenso die Strand-Wanderung und die anschließende Dünenfahrt.
Herzlichen Dank noch mal, dass du dir soviel Zeit für uns genommen hast. Es war der Tag mit dem höchsten Erlebniswert der ganzen Reise. Nirgendwo haben wir vergleichbar eindrückliches in Namibia erlebt. Nirgendwo konnten wir auf ähnlich anschauliche und sympathische Art Informationen über Land, Leute und Natur erhalten. Beeindruckt hat uns vor allem deine Kenntnis über die komplexen Zusammenhänge der Wüsten-Biologie und Geologie. Und überhaupt: deine philosophisch gefestigten Ansichten des ganzen globalen Lebens. Ganz abgesehen davon: es hat einfach irre Spaß gemacht.Bleib dieser Linie als Tourenführer treu, lieber Ernst, und du wirst noch vielen Leuten glückliche Erinnerungen verschaffen. Gibt es darunter doch mal die einen oder anderen Nörgler, nimm sie hin wie einen kurzen Sandsturm. Sie sind eben unvermeidlich.
Weiterhin alles Gute für dich und viel Saß an der Arbeit wünschen dir
Monika und Peter Möbius
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Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: Pick up point for your Sandwich Bay tour on November 5th
Dear Kate,I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our Sandwich Bay tour on 5 Nov. The day was beautiful, the guide was excellent, and the lunch provided was exceptional. This tour was all we imagined it would be and more! So wonderful to be amongst the dunes with no one else around except our little party. With many thanks,
Connie
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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: Baytson (x3) Private Tour to Sandwich Harbour - 18.10.2006
Dear Kate
I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our day with Ernst. He
made a great impression on Malachy, who is still talking about him! Booking
the private trip was definitely the right thing to do; we went at our own
pace and Ernest kept Malachy entertained and interested throughout the day
(and us too!). It was one of the highlights of our trip.
Many thanks and best regards
Philly
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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:48 PM
Dear Bruno,
Thanks for a fantastic time, it was great to see you again and make our first visit to Mundulea. Kids now addicted to caves so we got dragged down another one at Gauss - tame by comparison but Edward and I still bottled before the rest. Cape Town a bit of a culture shock - we had to hit the shops to tidy Edward up and he is now the proud owner of a 10 x pair of binos, in case we spy whales on our trip along the coast.
Best wishes,
Isabel
Sent: 04 November 2006 06:31 PM
To: 'Turnstone@iafrica.com'
Subject: Stander - Desert overnight tour 2&3 October
Dear Kate and Bruno,
Can’t believe its already a month since our desert trip. I wanted to let you know we had an absolutely wonderful time. Its difficult getting back to earth. Ernst was a great guide and his decision not to drive into Sandwich Harbour meant we had a truly unforgettable walk over the dunes which for me, was a highlight.
Thank you. Regards
Marina Stander
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 5:22 PM
Subject: Thank you
Dear Kate and Bruno,I have been meaning to drop you a line for ages, but the recent death of my father has rather overtaken me.
I just wanted to say a big thank you to both of you, Kate for your sensible advice about how the children would cope with the trip and for the lunch (was it your fabulous cooking?) and Bruno for the care you took of myself and particularly the children on the tour (23rd July - Bruno will probably remember rescuing the children from the rising tide). If you ask the children now, months later, which was their favourite bit of their Namibian adventure, they will both independently tell you that it was the trip to Sandwich Harbour. In a holiday of so many memorable and new experiences for them, I think that just about says it all. Keep up the good work.With kind regards
Sorrel, Maia and Conor Dixon
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Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 11:33 PM
Subject: Message for Mr Ernst Ritter
Dear Ernst,Maybe you remember us, we were the franco-mexican family with a small kid and a baby-girl whom you took to Sandwich Harbour. We wanted to send you our regards and most sincere thanks for this wonderful day: we admired your knowledge and love of nature and were truly thankful for your patience and kindness.Kind regards,Maresquier family
Claudia, François, Fabien and Kyra
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From: Expert Africa - Tracy Lederer
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: Feedback - Will Gray - Journo visit
Dear Bruno and Kate,
Hope you are both keeping well.
I know it is a while since Will Gary and his family visited Sandwich Harbour, courtesy of you, but I just wanted to give you a few words of thanks and a brief update from us and Will. We have received an email from him, and the articles that he is writing for the Sunday Times are in progress at the moment.
He also gave us a short run down of the accommodations and activities in Namibia and I though you would like to read what he said about Turnstone Tours:
‘Turnstone Tours – one of our best days. Ernst was great with the kids - catching lizards and beetles for them, making the dunes ‘sing’, sticking Joe in quicksand... All great stuff!’
Thanks again for all of your help in making his trip such a great success.
Tracy
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Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:32 PM
Subject: Damaraland
Dear BrunoA big thank you that comes fully loaded with all the things one wants to say but sound a bit phoney. The journey surpassed all expectations we had, and they were high to start with. You present people the oportunity to immerse themselves in the environment you take them to, and it is up to them to grab it. That is quite unique. Thank you very much!!
Charl and Jan
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Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 9:11 PM
Subject: 04.07.06 - Sandwich Harbour
Dear Kate
Phil & I have just returned from a wonderful week in Namibia and wish to
convey our warmest wishes and thanks to Ernst for making our trip to
Sandwich Harbour so memorable. He really is THE best guide and truly
dedicated to the conservation of your amazing country.
We both enjoyed the home made lunch that you provided. That day was
definitely the high spot of our trip and our photos will enable us to
"go back" any time we wish.
With very best wishes
Jan
From: David and Carol Cross
To: turnstone@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: Our Namibian Holiday
My wife and I would like to thank Turnstone for providing the highlight of our recent trip to Namibia and South Africa. We learned so much about the geology and biology of your beautiful country and had lots of fun in the process. And on top of that, the food was delicious ...
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From: Petra Kuchler
To: turn@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:04 PM
Subject: Sandwich HarbourHerzliche Grüße aus Deutschland, da wir immer noch, auch noch nach vielen anderen Eindrücken in Namibia, ganz begeistert von der Sandwich Harbour Tour waren und sind, wollten wir uns einfach über das Internet melden und uns nochmals bei Ihnen ganz ganz herzlich für diesen wunderbaren Tag bedanken. Sie haben uns beim Brigadoon abgeholt und wir fuhren nach Walvisbay um dort 2 amerikanische Ehepaare mitzunehmen. Diese vielen Informationen und Tipps die wir an diesem Tag bekommen haben, werden wir nicht mehr so schnell vergessen. Das war super !!!! Falls wir also nochmals nach Swakop kommen sollten, machen wir auf jeden Fall nochmals diese Tour, aber natürlich nur mit Ihnen . Die Spuren der Hyaene bzw. des Schakals, lebt die Robbe noch oder ist sie tot. Die Wanderung zu den Pelikanen. Und immer wieder Ihre Erklärungen zu allem, sowie auch zur Geschichte Namibias um das eine oder andere für uns begreiflich zu machen. Und Sie wussten wirklich zu allen Fragen eine Antwort. Nochmals herzlichen Dank für diesen wunderschönen Tag !!!! Er wird uns immer in Erinnerung bleiben. Petra Kuchler und Heiner Frank aus Süddeutschland
From: Grace Powell
To: Turnstone
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 4:49 PM
Subject: Tour to Sandwich Hello Kate, I just want to let you know how much we all enjoyed our tours with Ernst. He really is a remarkable guide. His knowledge & love of the fragile & beautiful desert, his courteous manner and his competence in all aspects, made our days very special. I am a nervous passenger at the best of times - but his competence, knowledge and experience meant that I could thoroughly enjoy our dune ride. H e's a very special ambassador for Turnstone and Nambia. Grace, Helmut & Ossie
From: Roger Balsom
To: turnstone@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: A fantastic day 5 oct 05
Hello Ernst, Just returned to Cambridge and feel we had a good intro to Namibia. The highlight of the route was our day with you and we would like to say thankyou again. Also in good company of Stephan & Dagmar. I have your leaflets and will pass to anyone visiting your area or requiring a guide for something special.
From: Wacker
To: Kate &Bruno Nebe
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:45 AM
Subject: WHAT A SUPER DAY !!!
Dear Kate and Bruno!
This is to thank you very very much for this special treat. We really appreciated this - it was a great day , great guiding and great company, great cooking. A definite must for all tourists and locals. The picture shows you how we enjoy being spoiled.
Best regards from
Dagmar and Stephan
From: "Mandy Vorster"
To: "Turnstone Tours"
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: SANDWICH HARBOUR
Dear Bruno
Last month you took Percy, Malcolm, Daphne and myself (Mandy) on a day tour to Sandwich Harbour which we all enjoyed immensely ... Many thanks for a wonderful experience and you can rest assured that should any of our friends make a trip to Walvis Bay we will definitely
encourage them to use Turnstone Tours.
Kind Regards, Mandy Vorster
From: levasseurf
To: Turnstone Tours
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:45 AM
Subject: thank you !
Thank you very very much for this marvellous journey. We really enjoyed the
time we've spend with our guide and the fantastic scenery.
From: sandy
To: turnstone@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:24 AM
Subject: FAO: Bruno Nebe
Dear Bruno,
We recently visited Swakopmund and as part of our holiday we went on one of
your half day excursions into the Namib. Ernst acted as our guide en may I
take this opportunity to convey our deepest thanks to him and your company.
Ernst is an absolutely superb guide and this was by far the most interesting
and rewarding thing we have done whilst visiting your beautiful country.
Ernst's sincere love for, and knowledge of the desert inspired us and on
reflection we can only describe our outing as magical. As soon as we have
the opportunity to return to Swakop we will definitely do the Sandwich
Harbour tour - you are indeed a superb operator.
Hoping to visit soon. Best wishes and regards
Sandy Pretorius
South Africa
From: John Williamson
To: turnstone@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 1:06 AM
Subject: Getting Stuck
Hi Bruno,
Thought you might like to use the attached photo's of us getting stuck int
he dunes for your next brochure! Seriously though, thanks for a lovely day
on the trip to Sandwich Harbour which Rosemary and I enjoyed very much.
Thanks again & Regards,
John & Rosemary Williamson.
From: Steve Howson
To: liner@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:37 PM
Subject: Seal rescue!
... We had a wonderful time in Namibia , and afterwards in Botswana - and we
have some unforgettable memories of our time in Africa . One of the
highlights was certainly the day we spent with you, Ernst, at Sandwich
Harbour - and our dramatic seal rescue. We both wanted to thank you for making our day so enjoyable. Your knowledge and enthusiasm was
inspirationaI - I think we learned more in that one day than we did during
the rest of the trip.
From: SandAToon@aol.com
To: turn@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:43 PM
Subject: thankyou turnstone plus message for doug
Hi
Just a quick message from frosty old England to say a very big thankyou for
a fascinating day's outing to Sandwich Harbour including roller coaster dune
drive and yummy lunch. Don't suppose there's any chance of getting Kate's
salad dressing recipe or is it a family secret? Thanks again for a
thoroughly enjoyable trip - despite the fact the birds weren't playing ball.
From: "nellwyatt"
To: < turnstone@iafrica.com.na >
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 5:16 PM
Subject: holidays
Dear Kate and Bruno,
This is just a brief note to say a huge THANKYOU to you both for organising
such a wonderful trip. It was a really fantastic 2 weeks.
A letter is following this, but I just wanted to say a big big THANKYOU
now in case the mail takes a long time to get to you.
From: Anne
To: turnstone@iafrica ; Tooley
Cc: Craig Cullingworth
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 7:02 AM
Subject: Thank You
Dear Kate
Just a quick note to thank you for everything that you organised for us while we were in Swakopmund. Please also thank Doug for the day we spent with him ... we had a very interesting day and loved the lunch in the dunes - your pate was superb. Thank you for everything and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.Kind regards from us all
Anne & Clive Read / Craig & Gill Cullingworth
From: Gavin Blair Safaris
To: turnstone@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:00 AM
Dear Kate
Both our clients and ourselves had a thoroughly enjoyable day with Bruno last week - the sand dunes were great fun!
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Fom: Anders Fogelberg
To: Turnstone Tours
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:56 PM
Subject: Thanks for a very nice tour on 5 August 2003!
Dear Bruno
Thank you for a very nice, beautiful, interesting and fun (the dune drive) tour to the Sandwhich harbour on 5 August. I almost forgot the delicious food (thank you Kate!). We really enjoyed it and it remains one of our best memories from your wonderful country......
From: Meiring, M (Mechthild)
To: 'turn@africaonline.com.na'
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:19 PM
Subject: Sandwich Habour/Desert Trip with CBON
Dear Kate & Bruno
On behalf of our Board of Directors, we would like to once again thank you for having been able to take us on the above mentioned trips. We can assure you that everybody was extremely impressed by the professional way in which the trips were offered to them. To all of us it was an unforgettable experience and in particular our foreign directors regarded Sandwich Habour to be like "paradise".
From: Peter Wright
To: Bruno Nebe
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 11:20 PM
Subject: Camping -August
Dear Bruno
A very belated thank you for an amazing camping trip. We saw and learned so much in those 3 days. Things that do stand out are, the elehants, rock carvings, meercats. sand grouse chicks, We could go on. We have some wonderful memories. We enjoyed Cai's company as well. Thanks again for making it such a great 3 days.
From: Graham McMillan
To: Turnstone Tours
Cc: Catherine McMillan
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:58 AM
Subject: Rough Skin Gecko
Hi Bruno,
As promised attached is the picture of the rough skin gecko that you
found.
Catherine and I would like to thank you once again for a fantastic trip
that was the highlight of our two weeks in Namibia.
From: Amy Schoeman
To: Kate Nebe
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 2:42 PM
Subject: Turnstone Tours article for Travel News Namibia
Dear Kate -
Firstly a big thank you to you both for the really great tour we did with Bruno, I think it gave our guests an insightful (and certainly more energetic than they'd bargained for) Namib experience, especially as this was their first visit to Namibia. Bruno is incredibly well-informed and conveys his enthusiasm and concern for the Sandwich area really well. Your lunch was wonderful too, I loved having it served with proper crockery, cutlery and glasses and it looked so good too, other tour operators could learn a thing or two from you.
From: paul.rankin
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 1:27 PM
Subject: 4 Pictures for Bruno from Paul and Debbie
> Hi Bruno,
> Thanks for a wonderful time exploring Mundulea, all the gourmet braais, fascinating information,
> wonderful campfire stories and counting all your kudu to try get to sleep. We REALLY enjoyed it
> and would love another unusual off-the beaten track adventure with you sometime!
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Hello Bruno and Kate.
We are finally back after our safari.We had a great
time,and the highlight was of course our trip with you in the desert.It was
wonderful and I just hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did. We shall never forget watching the satellites as we sipped "Lychee Sunsets"!
Peter and Prue Heathcote
... You made the animals, birds, trees and plants, and geology all so special for us. There is very little I shall forget, but perhaps the most abiding memories will be coming round the corner to find the desert elephants you and Douw had tracked for over an hour through the incomparable Damaraland country; sitting with you in the shamaan’s cave by the bushman engravings; those two majestic lions marking out their territory by the water-hole; that first black rhinoceros appearing as if to order as we drove by; and the richness and colour of so many of the birds. Gastronomically and for sheer style the picnic on the dunes above Sandwich Bay stands out alone – I would return for Kate’s apple pie alone!
David Quayle
I just loved the whole trip, but it was made a hundred times better by being with you. What a wonderful country you have, and one we now feel we know so much about
Sue Quale
Just a quick mail to thankyou for taking us into the Sandwich Bay area on Sunday, with your organisation.
It was a wonderful experience, and your knowledge of the area and the birdlife was excellent. You should really think of a birding tour of the area as I saw 18 new birds, taking my life total to 465.....
From: Steve Radley
First of all I would like to give you a big compliment
for the tour you organised. Very well done.
Jacqueline and myself really enjoyed the few days
we spend with you. I must say that travelling through
those wide plains of the Namib, it s easy to put things
that happen in my life in the right perspective.
From: Johan de Rooy
We returned safely to London, in time to witness on the
television the horrific events in New York. Our peaceful moments in Namibia
with you now seem even more like another world We both would like you to
know that you made our first trip to Namibia particularly exciting and
memorable. We are grateful to you for your patience and professionalism. We
long to return, and I think you will be hearing from us very soon.
From: RAJASPRES@aol.com
Please thank Bruno once again for an experience to be cherished .. one of the highlights of a tremendous holiday.
From Tisch Mantel
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From: Jim Tober
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000
Dear Bruno, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you again for
the extraordinary day we spent with you last month--enormously informative
and enjoyable.
From: Stephen C. Day
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 12:42 AM
First and foremost we want to thank you for a wonderful excursion to
Sandwich Harbor. It was by far one of our favorite days while visiting
Namibia. We were overwhelmed at the vastness and the beauty
of the desert landscapes we traveled from Fish River to the Kunene.
From: R and J Scott Aiton
To: turn@iafrica.com.na
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: Thank you
Dear Bruno
It is not often that I get pleasure from admitting I was wrong, but that was certainly the case after our 4 day trip to Damaraland. To think I argued long and hard against spending quite so much money on four days in the outback in tents and ended up coming home from 3 weeks in Namibia claiming it was the best part, even though for the first two days I was dying from a foul cold!!, and we never even saw the tents!! Iam sure we were very lucky with our guide!! and other trips would not have been quite so packed with information, excellent food and wonderful surroundings ... very many thanks from all three of us, for a fabulous 4 days when we all learnt lots, as well as seeing Namibia at its best with a guide who obviously loved his country.
Yours sincerely
Joan Scott Aiton
From: Tricia Hayne
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 7:17 PM
Dear Bruno & Kate
This is partly by way of a VERY belated thank you for so much help while we
were in Swakopmund, and in particular for a day out that proved to be very
much the highlight of our trip. Quite simply, unbeatable.
From: Southern Destinations
To: Turnstone Tours
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 2:47 AM
Dear Bruno
Mr and Mrs Taylor, Mrs North and Mr Brookstone thoroughly enjoyed their tour with you. They spoke very highly of you and your wonderful and informative tour. Thank You so much for looking after them so well and we hope to send you more clients in the future.Kind Regards,Vanessa and Fiona.
From: Russ Jones
To: Bruno Nebe
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 8:39 PM
Subject: Many thanks
Sylvia and I really enjoyed the tour of Sandwich Bay today.
In fact, it is probably the peak highlight of a really wonderful holiday.
We will not hestitate to recommend your services to any of our friends.
Thanks again.
From: Butler, Michelle <MichelleB@levygee.com>
To: <turn@iafrica.com.na>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 2:55 PM Bruno,
In early June this year, you took my parents and me on a trip to Sandwich
Harbour. It was an excellent trip - one of the highlights of our holiday.
From: Kostecki, Tracey (RUL) <TKOSTECKI@rossing.com.na>
To: 'Turnstone Tours' <turn@iafrica.com.na>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 4:11 PM
Hi Kate,
Just thought I'd let you know that we really enjoyed the day. Had a great
time and the food was excellent. I'll have to do it again when I get my
parents over.
Thank you
Tracey
Guide-book-references:NAMIBIA
The Bradt Travel Guide 1998 - Chris McIntyre (Referral Page 266 & 283) Footprints
Namibia Handbook 2nd edition - S. Ballard N. Santcross (Referral Page 217)NAMIBIA
entdecken & erleben - Dieter Kreutzkamp (Referral Page115)NAMIBIA
genussreise & rezepte - Barbara Boudon (Referral Page 40,41,42,43)Birding
in Namibia - Eckart Demasius Christine Marais (Acknowledgements & Referral)
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