The other guests in the vehicle with myself and Siegfried have left this morning, so it is just the two of us for an early morning hike along Sesriem Canyon. Sesriem Canyon doesn’t look like […]
This morning it’s a hot air ballooning ride with Namib Sky Balloon Safaris over Sossusvlei and the surrounding area. There are 14 people in the 16 person capacity basket, and only one balloon in the […]
Sossusvlei is famous for it’s dunes, and Deadvlei is famous for its iconic images of dead acacia trees surrounded by dunes. Originally the confluence of two rivers, the dunes have won this battle and the […]
Today it’s off to andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge for 5 nights. I’m leaving the rental car behind and flying to the lodge. Swakopmund airport is so tiny, I have to ring the car rental company […]
Sorting out Scenic Air departure times for tomorrow’s flight to Sossusvlei takes up some time this morning. A drive to Walvis Bay 30 odd kilometres away is disappointing – a hard-working grimy sea port, with […]
Early morning fog blankets the valleys of Damaraland, as seen around and from Mowani Mountain Camp. It burns off relatively quickly on the road to Uis, and is gone by 08:30am. The drive out of […]
