April 9, 2011

Namibia part II

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On our way to the famous sand dunes in the Namib desert. Some of them have grass at the top because Namibia has been getting alot of rain this year.

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Amazing landscape. We were all alone & the wind was blowing sand off everywhere... it was very surreal.

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We decided to follow some footsteps in the sand to see where it led to.

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We climbed for 2 hours & were completely exhausted. Have you ever tried to climb a dune? It's physically frustrating, you hoist yrself up 30cm, only to sink into the sand with each step.

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The reward. A great view of the dunes & Sossuvlei - a clay pan which is normally dry, but fills up with water during the rains to become a lake. The bubbling of the water made me want to jump in but F told me it was the biggest mistake in the desert to give in to thirst. We had to ration our water & got sunburnt.

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A herd of impala at the foot of another sand dune during sunset.

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A lonely ostrich.. they're a funny lot of birds. All giggly & awkward.

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And we happened to pass the Tropic of Capricorn!

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So we got off to take pictures & relieve ourselves in the grass.. isolation means no toilets for a few hundred kilometres :(

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Gaub Pass, another breathtaking moment along the road.

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Down in the pass & across the river... Love it!

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Kuiseb Pass.. the most picturesque, though I feared we would bump off the road from the turns & slopes.

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Finally reached Swakopmund on the coast & enjoying some modern comforts ♥

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