Dune 45

Sossussvlei

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October 11th 2005
Scooted along the very bumpy road to dune 45 at 5.40 to climb it before sunrise. Tim had advised us all to make sure we had enough sunscreen, hat, etc. Well it was FREEZING-you could see your breath but no dune due to significant quantities of fog! We climbed up the ridge (not an easy task- the trick is to walk in someone else's footprints), the sun rose for 30 seconds before being sucked beneath ... read more

Africa » Namibia

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more