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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]
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] Blog: Sunset at Dune 45
Date: August 20th 2009
After the adrenalin rush of Swakopmund, our next destination is a bit more sedate... the rolling red sand dunes of Sossusvlei, in the Namib Naukluft National Park. We drive from camp into the desert, then take a bumpy and cramped ride on the back of a jeep into the vlei. For those who don't know (and who would?), the vlei is a clay pan, formed after rainfall, when the Tsauchab river flooded, creat ... read more
Date: August 20th 2009
After the adrenalin rush of Swakopmund, our next destination is a bit more sedate... the rolling red sand dunes of Sossusvlei, in the Namib Naukluft National Park. We drive from camp into the desert, then take a bumpy and cramped ride on the back of a jeep into the vlei. For those who don't know (and who would?), the vlei is a clay pan, formed after rainfall, when the Tsauchab river flooded, creat ... read more
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