Super early rise to catch the sunrise from the dunes. Dune 45 ( the most photographed dune in the world ), looked deceptively easy from below but what a climb.There was a bottle of wine for the first person to reach the top, it was well deserved. The way the light brought out different colours over the dunes as the sun rose made it all worthwhile.
Walked down to a massive spreadout of cooked breakfast. The Namib desert is spectacular, everywhere you look it's amazing.
Rode in an open jeep and then walked a bit of the way to see the largest dune aptly named Big Daddy. The area is" deadvlei ", I am sure we have seen it in movies, flat dry land, not had water for 500 years , with dead trees in it, been there 800 years.
Ran down a dune as a group , was exhilarating.
Rode across to " sossusvlei" , water there after 5 years, spotted a spotted eagle owl in the trees, looked quite happy with all the attention.
In the afternoon walked through the Sesriem Canyon, paddled through the river, could hear thunder rumbling so made our way back to the camp.
Had a Brie ( barbecue in Australian terms) at night which is supposed to be a favorite pastime among the Africans. Baked bread on it as well as some yummy lamb.
Slept well.
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Location:In the truck
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