crossing the tropic of capricorn!

Sossusvlei

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November 4th 2015
Next stop was one for a sunrise in the Namib Naukluft National Park. The area is called Sossusvlei and is full of gorgeous sand dunes with a reddish hue. The people at reception said we couldn’t make the 60km journey to the end where the best views are because the gate opened up at 5:15am and the sunrise was one hour later. We decided to wake up a bit early and wait in line. We were at the gate ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Sossusvlei

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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