Fish River Canyon measures 160k in length and 70k wide. The inner canyon reaches a depth of 550m and is a popular 3 day kiking route in Naminia. This was one of the places we had been looking forward to visiting whilst in Naminia and was a bit of a disappointment as we had somehow expected more. It was quite a stunning site but for some reason, having seen so many photos of it it just didn't live up to expectations. There are times on such a long trip as we ha...

An hour from Sesrium on yet another gravel road we had our second puncture of the trip. We were miles from anywhere in the red hot sun and it took us exactly an hour to jack the camper of the truck, jack up the truck, change the wheel and put everything back. In all this time only 4 vehicles had passed us, two cars and two 4x4's. The 4x4 drivers stopped and asked if we were o.k. or needed any water or anything but the two car drivers just drove straight past. ...

After visiting the capital Windhoek we headed to Sossusvlei one of Namibias main tourist attractions. This is where you see the very red/orange sands on all the pictures and postcards of Namibia and a very isolated place. The dunes are part of the oldest and driest eco systems on earth. Unlike the ancient dunes of the Kalahari, those of the Namib are dynamic, which means that they shift with the wind and are continuously sculpted into a variety of distinctive...

Surrounded on 3 sides by the arid desert and on the west side by the cold waters of the Atlantic Swakopmund is one of the most unusual colonial towns in Africa. It houses one of the best preserved collections of German colonial architecture still standing. Tje pastel coloured buildings in this quirky town come as quite a surprise on this barren coastline. Because of its olde-worlde charm and relaxing atmosphere it is Namibia's premier holiday resort. We fou...

From our camp the previous night we drove 150k in 38 degrees to the coast through the most amazing landscape. We had imagined dry desert but because there have been recent heavy rains the whole area was covered with a very pale short pampas type grass which when blowing in the breeze just looked like low mist covering the ground. We made our way 250k down the coast to Swakopmund along the most unusual coast wilderness in the world. Strong currents and swirling...