The Naukluft Mountains. It was fun walking down the knife edge sand ridge in the foreground

Sesriem

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November 4th 2015
04 November 2015 A short but scenic drive with mountains rising up from the plains took us to Sesriem the gateway to Sossusvlie home to some of the highest sand dunes in the world which we hope to see tomorrow in the early morning light. Today we took a short walk into the narrow Sesriem canyon and I attempted to climb the Elim dune but a lack of time and stamina meant I only got abou ... 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