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Sossusvlei
Didn't think about the wind and the sand when deciding to sleep out! Crunchy... Up at 4:30 and into the park way before sunrise. Sossusvlei is stunning and harsh landscape. Got hot very quickly and by 11am it was 39! We decide to head onto Keetmanshoop to start ...
To Keetmanshoop to join the Germans!
... to call them to get the key. So in order to not have to do that with a Belgian phone each time, we now have a Namibian SIM card. For 2 weeks, that will pay off; for the less than 1 week that we’re in South Africa, it doesn’t.
And as you will have noticed, internet is not as prevalent as it was in New Zealand, so I’m writing the blog every day, but not getting to post it (and pictures!) until later. You will just have to be patient, I guess? ;-) ...
Kolmannskop & sunset over the Quivertree forest!
... Anke were already waiting...
I didn’t expect spending that much time in there, but it was absolutely worth it, and according to me it was absolutely worth the detour of a few hundred of kms!!
We got back moving and we hoped to arrive safe and sound before dark near Keetmanshoop to visit the Quivertree forest. Brecht took over the wheel and off we went. There’s only one mainroad that connects the coast with the inland so it was hard to get lost :D
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Namibia day 1
... Honestly, after seeing Giels place, this was not even worth a stop. Especially seeing that one had to make an effort to go to pay entry fees to the playground (dolomite pillars) at the Quiver Tree Forest’s office before being able to enter. The same goes for the Quiver tree forest. Giel’s place spoiled it for us, I guess. We turned around at the gate and headed for Keetmans where we are going to spend the ...
IN FOR REPAIRS
... next week or so. We will buy our food when we arrive at our destination tomorrow. Trying to be cautious in case we run into problems with our refrigeration units.
Camped again. Every campsite we have been at has been exceptionally clean. Even clean to Karyn’s standards, which is pretty near impossible. This was the first night we had a problem with mosquitoes when sleeping. I will need to hook up our mosquito sleeping net inside of Harley. ...
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