Day 3 - Namibia/Botswana Safari 2015. Fish River Canyon to Solitaire.

18th May 2015

Wild Horses of Namib

One of the many different vista's of Namibia

We made a comparatively early start at 07h35 and travelled through Goegab, Helmeringhausen, Betta, Sesreim to the Namib Desert Lodge just south of Solitaire. The gravel roads are remarkably good in Namibia and in places better than the tar roads, but we also had some thick sand to negotiate and one has to be wary of their drifts, but most of the time you can average around 100km/hr, we saw Gemsbok, Springbok, Ostrich, Ground Squirrels, wild horses and both Denise and I swore there were two people crossing the road ahead, but when we got to the point where they were crossing, in the middle of nowhere, there was nobody to be seen, perhaps it was the ghosts of German soldiers from the first or second world war’s or we could be accused of smoking our socks.

I cannot think of enough adjectives to describe the changing and vast landscapes of Namibia, but as far as the eye can see it is nothingness, but it is not nothingness that would imply you should not visit. The vista’s change all the time; colours, shadows, huge plains, massive mountain ranges, dust and more dust and on the latter if you are lucky to be ahead of the very few vehicles on the road you do not want to stop to take a photo for fear they will overtake you and let you eat their dust, but it was nothing that a ice cold Windhoek Lager or two could not wash away.

If you do not hear from us for a few days please appreciate we are in part of Africa that does not have internet or cell phone coverage at times, but we will do our best.