Solitaire village

We have to drive 300 km today. The roads will not be that good, so minimum 4 hours drive.

And Groot AUB?

Dr T booked us a 'lodge':

http://www.namibialodges.com/solitaire.html

There is very little choice around the Dunes and it IS high season, so we consider ourselves lucky to find ANYTHING.

The road signs are funny, sometimes.

It is deserted. A dead horse is lying at the side of the road. It gets dryer and dryer. Huge birds' nests in the threes. And no, this is not a giant bird but all little birds making a home for their eggs.

This time it is Dr T who wild pees. He tries to write our names. While we did not see a living sould for hours, at that moment a whole bunch of motor bikers drives by. I would not want to bike here. The dust of another vehicle stays in the air for minutes. the views change often. Ann would say: het landskap is mooi. Our car is covered by a layer of dust when we arrive at our destination, more than 5 hours after departure. The lodge is primitive: no A/C and what turns out to be the crappiest shower we ever saw. The city did not steal its name: Solitiare.  My day is spoiled by children though: 12 screeeeaaaaming their heads off in the pool. The dinner is form 19h till 21h and I reckon, if we go late, those kids will be in bed. Think again. The 'horror' family is going to dinner, when we are ready at 20h30. I just do not spend my money on it. It will spoil my appetite. So I stay in the swimming pool, while hubby goes for a meal. I can hear them crying, shouting and screaming from the swimming pool: sigh. And no, there is no escaping, no other restaurant in 70 km.

No more paved roads

Well, tomorrow, what they call the most beautiful dunes in the world.

LITTLE bird's nest

Tree with nests

Dry

And dryer

Canyon

Lonely tree

The dust when a car pasts

More trees

Dr T pees wild

Another table mountain