On Monday 06 March we headed for the desert proper. It wasn't a long day driving but once we left Walvis Bay we were on dirt roads for the next few days.
We left Swakopmund and stopped briefly in Walvis Bay so I could get my flamingo fix.
I spotted this cafe - nice name (my family will know why).
And we're off.
You'd see a line of trees where there was a seasonal water course. This is near Kriess se rus.
Magnificent scenery.
A panoramic shot of sand and sand.
We swept down into the Kuiseb Canyon.
Martin had never seen the rivers with water in.
The Kuiseb River.
We climbed out of the Guab Pass and awaited eagerly the next geo feature. Here we go.
Hey, I'm back! This time, north to south across the line.
And then we were off again headed for Solitaire.
Solitaire is basically a fuel station, lodge and cafe.
And it's another location which has creatively made old vehicles into an art form.
Check out how much rainfall they had in 2016 - 68 mm. And then see how much they'd already had in 2017 - 44 mm in February - no wonder the rivers were flowing.
We left, stopping briefly for a panorama shoot. I think Martin liked this not only for the clouds but that it was near a landing strip. I play 'spot the trig pillar' whilst we motor; Martin plays 'spot the landing strip'. He's landed on most of them around here so there's always a good story to be heard.
We arrived at Sesriem in the sunshine where we stayed at the campsite inside the Namib-Naukluft National Park.
See the huge bird's nest? (Not that the birds are huge if you get what I mean).
We set up camp in a hurry as we could see the dust storm approaching.
And we fell into the bar area (shame) along with the other campers just as it rolled through.
Whoosh.
Even though we were indoors, the bar area wasn't dust tight due to its canvas walls and we all required a bit of de-sanding afterwards including my Mac, rucksack and me.
I should have researched this place and Sossuvlei before I came (I was preoccupied with MSc before I left the UK and left Martin to plan our route) as I would have been stunned at how amazing my next 24 hours was going to be...
We left Swakopmund and stopped briefly in Walvis Bay so I could get my flamingo fix.
I spotted this cafe - nice name (my family will know why).
And we're off.
You'd see a line of trees where there was a seasonal water course. This is near Kriess se rus.
Magnificent scenery.
A panoramic shot of sand and sand.
We swept down into the Kuiseb Canyon.
Martin had never seen the rivers with water in.
The Kuiseb River.
We climbed out of the Guab Pass and awaited eagerly the next geo feature. Here we go.
Hey, I'm back! This time, north to south across the line.
And then we were off again headed for Solitaire.
Solitaire is basically a fuel station, lodge and cafe.
And it's another location which has creatively made old vehicles into an art form.
Check out how much rainfall they had in 2016 - 68 mm. And then see how much they'd already had in 2017 - 44 mm in February - no wonder the rivers were flowing.
We left, stopping briefly for a panorama shoot. I think Martin liked this not only for the clouds but that it was near a landing strip. I play 'spot the trig pillar' whilst we motor; Martin plays 'spot the landing strip'. He's landed on most of them around here so there's always a good story to be heard.
We arrived at Sesriem in the sunshine where we stayed at the campsite inside the Namib-Naukluft National Park.
See the huge bird's nest? (Not that the birds are huge if you get what I mean).
We set up camp in a hurry as we could see the dust storm approaching.
And we fell into the bar area (shame) along with the other campers just as it rolled through.
Whoosh.
Even though we were indoors, the bar area wasn't dust tight due to its canvas walls and we all required a bit of de-sanding afterwards including my Mac, rucksack and me.
I should have researched this place and Sossuvlei before I came (I was preoccupied with MSc before I left the UK and left Martin to plan our route) as I would have been stunned at how amazing my next 24 hours was going to be...
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