Tropic of Capricorn

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Sometimes the heat at the Tropic of Capricorn sign in Namibia (see photo) is so intense you can fry an egg on the road or also on the bonnet of your car. The metals that make up your car begin to make sounds as they expand against the rivets and bolts in the heat and your aircon at full blast can cause the fanbelt to kaput too quickly. You do not travel in Namibia without a couple of spare fanbelts. My frequent trips south to Cape Town took me past this sign each time I made the trip south and somewhere in Africa there is a photo of me stood beside the sign.

It was lost in one of my moves. Like the King Neptune initiation ceremonies that occur on board ships when crossing the Equator, the Tropic of Capricorn holds a certain mystique for travellers crossing this latitude. It’s a rights of passage into a journey becomes your life.

When you come across the sign at this spot on the earth, you know that where you are has global significance. How little you are in the grand scheme of things becomes more pronounced here.

You should go to this sign in Namibia. Do it.

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Tropic of Capricorn