Gosh, what a day. Drove to Sesriem from our ‘Guest farm” saw Sesriem canyon, climbed up Elim dune and then hidden vlei, also stopping at dune 40, dune 45 and a few other ‘un-named’ dunes. The names relate to how far down the road they are from the entrance to the national park. So no prizes for how far dune 30 is away from the entrance. The advertising budget for Namibia is small. Very small. But the dunes are huge. The photos do not do them justice. The canyon only has water for a few days a year, and it floods with an hour’s notice. We survived.

The Oryx is desert addapted such that it only needs to drink every few days, and its urine is so concentrated itt comes out like a thick honey!

Deadvlei is a post apocalypse scene, 900+ year old dead trees that are too dry to rot all on a salt pan. Madness, but amazing. A 5am start, and we stayed in the national park such that we could get to them for dawn. Great hotel, but only one night. Dead valley lodge. Recommended.

Now we drive 500Km to Swakopmund, and flamingoes. And dunes, and seals, and camping! All on gravel roads. Yea.