NAMIBIA

Namibia never fails to enthral its visitors, to charge the fantasies and

imaginations of narrators in their e orts to aptly describe the many-

facetted grandeur and harsh splendour of this desert country.

So many words have been written and told, and still poets do not tire to

invent attributes to do justice to its unique, ever-varying magnificence.

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Windhoek to Sossusvlei

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Waiting for goats6

The never ending journey is proving too much.7

First town in 150 miles

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Destination at last.

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Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park.

Some of the highest sand dunes in the world, the highest reaching

300-400 meters (350m on average, named "Big Daddy" or "Crazy Dune"),

which rest on a sandstone terrace.

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Oryx by the watering hole13

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A stroll across the dunes

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The Dead Vlei

Dead Vlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of

Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Also written

DeadVlei or Deadvlei, its name means "dead marsh" (from English dead,

and Afrikaans vlei, a lake or marsh in a valley between the dunes).

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Sossusvlei to Swakopmund

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Check mirrors35

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A defining moment

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Nowhere in sight40

Useful road signs No.141

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Top of the world43

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One of many shipwrecks on the Skeleton Coast 47

Swakopmund.

Possibly the weirdest town on earth. Swakopmund is a beach resort and

an example of German colonial architecture. It was founded in 1892 as

the main harbour for German South-West Africa.

Buildings in the city include the Altes Gefängnis prison, designed by

Heinrich Bause in 1909. The Wörmannhaus, built in 1906 with a

prominent tower, is now a public library.

The city is known for extreme sports. Nearby lies a camel farm, which is

always useful to know.

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The bustling town centre49

The prison51

Skeleton Coast to Cape Cross

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Roadside salt, just incase you run short

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Welcome to Cape Cross seal colony56

The largest seal colony in the world57

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Letting em know who's boss60

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The Road back to Windhoek

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The Road to knowhere 63

Useful road signs No.266

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Stall holder en route68

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The stop o at Dustenbrooke Farm

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Mountain drive72

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Local wildlife74

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Full circle back to Windhoek

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