They say the Namib Desert, which stretches over the vast plains and mountains of central Namibia, is the oldest desert in the world. It certainly dominates the geography of the country and anyone moving from north to south or visa versa has to pass through it in one way or another. We didn’t so much pass through it as dive into it, starting in Swakopmund, down into Walvis Bay and … Continue reading →
You couldn’t imagine a more apt name for a rugged coastline famous for the ships that wrecked upon it or the bones of whales that washed up on it. The Skeleton Coast. Throw in stark rocky mountains, towering sand dunes, howling wind and almost no drinkable water and you get the coastline running the full length of northern Namibia. The Skeleton Coast. To get there was an adventure and to … Continue reading →
The sun was getting warmer but Julie and I were loving this rare chance to stretch our legs and walk through these dramatic rocky hills on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. The Tsodilo Hills, dubbed The Mountain of the Gods, are not just an aberration to the flat bushy nothingness of the desert – they are the ancestral home to some of the oldest inhabitants on this continent, the … Continue reading →
