It’s incredible what a physically diverse country Namibia is!
From up north-ish with Steve, I traveled south to the Naukluft Mountains and
Sossusvlei/Sesriem in the central-west part of the country.
Matt, Ian, Laurel, Marie and I spent a few nights camping at
Naukluft. It’s an absolutely BEAUTIFUL place. Getting there was a bit rough (we
got a VERY flat tire, which sucks anyways, but at night in the dark on gravel
roads and driving a stick, we were all a little stressed!), but once we were
there it was fantastic. We saw tons of animals, from baboons to oryx and zebra,
and some of the baboons were really fearless in terms of coming into the
campsite while we were there!
don't worry, Ian was just sleeping there...
It was wonderful to be in the mountains and to see actual
streams of water again. It got pretty hot during the day, but I did some
bouldering up in the mountains and go for a 17k hike one day with Marie and
Laurel!
We also stayed in Sesriem for a few nights that week. It was
crazy to drive from the mountains into the desert with its incredibly huge sand
dunes. Anyway, it’s funny how fancy some of the campsites and lodges here can
be – Sossusvlei is a really popular tourist destination so there were lots of
Westerners and lots of amenities! We hiked a few of the more popular dunes
while we were around the park, including Big Daddy, the tallest dune in the
world! (that may or may not be accurate, since dunes are hard to measure, but
we’re going with it.)
from the top!
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