Monthly Archives: July 2014

Up with the sun… …to meet a bitter cold morning! I think this Lilac-breasted Roller agreed. Brrr… Bagatelle ranch is located in an area with long parallell red sand dunes and in the “valleys” between them is Bushman and Silk … Continue reading →

Thursday and it was time to head north again – 485 km to next stop. But first breakfast… …and a swim in the outdoor pool heated by the hot springs. A short stop on the way… …for Dan to release … Continue reading →

Bethanie is one of the oldest settlements in Namibia.  The church is from 1859… …and the Bethanie Guesthouse is from 1880. Here we had a good night’s sleep… …and breakfast before leaving… …for a drive to Keetmanshoop where we bought two new … Continue reading →

We left Dead Vlei and walked back to the car… …with the world’s highest sand dune behind us and Sossusvlei and the worlds second highest sand dune ahead. This area is full of fascinating shapes and colours… …and we took … Continue reading →

We were up really early, found a flat tire, but managed to pump it up. Drove the 65 km’s to Dead Vlei/Sossusvlei and realised that… …the place was covered in fog and low clouds and with a temperature of 9 … Continue reading →

Monday, the last day of June, and the Pajero was packed to its limit… …as we were heading south for a five days tour… …that started through the meandering Gamsberg Pass… …down to the desert (with one flat tire on … Continue reading →