by leandra | Jun 21, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
Most of our first week was spent on dirt/gravel roads of varying quality. On our first full day we drove from Rehoboth to Sesriem. On the way the highlight was the Spreetshoogte Pass, which has enough grade that part of the dirt road was outfitted with pavers to...
by leandra | Jun 20, 2019 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
By the time we returned from the Water Kloof hike our bags had been delivered to our room, so after a refreshing welcome drink of sparkling lemonade we headed over. Our tent was quite large, bigger than expected, with a huge bed plus a sitting area and small...
by leandra | Jun 19, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
Before leaving Sesriem we filled up at the petrol station, then pointed Google maps to Namib-Naukluft National Park for the Olive Trail hike… unfortunately, Google gave us bad directions and we had to turn around after about 5km because the road she wanted us to...
by leandra | Jun 18, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
Sossusvlei was one of the anchor points of the trip, a destination we had built our itinerary around and had been looking forward to for months. The evening prior we talked with the gate guard and found out that for Sossusvlei you pay the park fees when you leave –...
by leandra | Jun 17, 2019 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
After gassing up and a quick lunch in Solitaire we completed the rest of the (very bumpy) drive to our accommodations for the next two nights — Desert Camp. We were assigned the last unit on the end, #228, which suited us fine. All the chalets include an outdoor...