Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Namibia Part I

Namibia....


An amazing country with 3 big highlights. The landscape, the animals and the people. Here's a small taster with more to come .....


Lots of gravel roads




Getting ready to fly




View from atop





Broad birds eye desert views




Termite mounds from 4,000 ft






Panoramic balloon views





Sister ship in tandem









Desert shadows






Desert lines




Ballon help to anchor the ship



Until a gust of wind lifts it !







Desert view post landing




Off for breakfast post balloon ride



Camping Namibian style





Namibian dunes at sunrise



Sunrise dunes





Sunrise dune colours




Early morning dune walks



Every dune walk ends the same way





The Dead Vlei...a parched lake with petrified trees over 200 years old



Deadvlei tree












Deadvlei




Deadvlei


A dry lake surface






Open spaces







Wide expanse






A joy to walk




Roadside art



A sunset drink with view










An old jalopy...and an old car






A moving population





Best days gone



Local fauna



Namibian cattle fence




Lunchtime stops




A road to somewhere



Sandstorm approaches







Whiskered friend


A ship carrying a ship

Friendly faces

A whale of a time


Bird lure
Bird on approach





Take away lunch 






And to think our kids think they have it tough

Swakopmund Atlantic sunset



Colorful characters

Dunes galore



On a track to nowhere





Head first

Sand burn


A steep slope




If she can do it....




Namibian faces




Skeleton coast




Long roads



Birds nests



Campsites of rare beauty




Mum elephant



......and baby



Wise eyes






Breakfast



Stepping gingerly



Dust bath




Old tusks



Feet in need of moisturiser



Namibian faces



Fauna on petrified wood



Obvious statement

Confusing statement

Friends

Really good friends!

What do you want?

Bedroom view

Playful foal

Mum and foal

Mirrored friends






And you are doing what?


Family portrait

Lovers

You again !