Sesriem

We spotted some wildlife on the way to sesriem. There was Gemsbok, Springbok, Zebra and even some Ostriches. The mountains are amazing, they all have interesting shapes and formations. I took a number of pictures along the way.

When we arrived at the Sesriem campsite we met a couple from Switzerland. They we debating about paying N$600 for the night’s camping. This didn’t sound right to me as the prices on the internet were way lower. Sure enough everything had gone up on the 1st of November. With the prices more than doubling. So we talked it over and decided that being able to get into Sossusvlei before sunrise was going to be best. So we shared a campsite. The saving at least covered the permit into Sossusvlei (N$290). What a complete rip-off! It might not have been such a bitter pill to swallow if there was at least some sign of enthusiasm from the NWR people behind the counter.

Anyway not long after entering the campsite we (Andre) got stuck in soft sand and the Swiss were kind enough to help push the bakkie. 2min later we were stuck again, this time they needed a tow rope. I was rolling on the sand with laughter.

We had a nice braai and chatted about their trip. They came to Cape Town by boat with their 4×4 and are traveling through Africa back to Europe and plan to be finished by April next year.

We will be driving into Sossusvlei with them tomorrow (Sunday) which is a huge bit of luck for us.

GPRS coverage is terrible here. I have full signal but there is no data throughput once connected, so I keep having to reconnect. Thanks MTN (not).

So besides some technical and enthusiasm issues the trip is wonderful!