Alarm call at 5.30 though didn’t really need it as the jackal foraging in the bin kept me awake most of the night!!
Gates to the park opened at 6am (sunrise) and I sailed through at 6.10 am 20th on the signing in register and not a queue in sight! Although I’d read the books it nevertheless still further than the mere 63 km journey to the dunes but the scenery more than made up for it.
Frequent photo stops on the way and at Dune 45 a stop to marvel at those already nearing the summit – they must have sprinted up!!
7.30 am I was scaling my first big dune, Sossusvlei and regretted it immediately as I sank 6inches into the sand for every step taken – although not the first of the day – several sets of feet led the way I was the only one on the way up so didn’t hold anyone up with frequent stops!! As always though with these things the view from the top made it all worthwhile and it was a lot quicker coming down !!
Nearly there!!
A stop at Nava Vlei for some more pics – i never did find the signposts to the other and I staggered back to the car for a well earned still reasonably cold water.
Lots more stops for pics on the way back before getting back to camp at noon for some R&R.
Back into the park at 5pm to catch the late evening sun and wow was it worth it with every dune seeming to vie with its neighbour for best dune shadow !
Dinner across road in hotel with barbequed warthog kudu and blue wildebeest on the menu tonight !!! mmmmmm!
Off to Walvis (valfisch) Bay then Swakopmund tomorrow so another day back on the road – yippee!!
Highlight of the day: warthog on the menu for dinner!!
Disappointment of the day : - nothnig - a superb day from start to finish!!
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