Windhoek to Johannesburg to Melbourne to Sydney
Taxidermy Souveniers - Windhoek
Okay, this is it we are heading home. It’s going to be a hell of a trip as Kelly’s not feeling well and she’s upset I gave her this cold for a birthday present. I think all in all we will be in travel mode for the best part of 24 hours.
Soussusvlei - Travel day to Windhoek
The phone rings at 5:30am with our wakeup call and I think, oh no, it’s our last day in Soussusvlei and our last full day of holiday in Namibia and Africa. There’s no time to dwell on it though, as this morning we have our sunrise balloon flight over Soussusvlei, and we have to get moving and hussle down to the main lodge.
Ballooning over the Dunes
At the main lodge they have coffee and breakfast snacks ready for us and the driver from Balloon Safaris is waiting for us. We have a few minutes before we leave so we enjoy our breakfast before heading out to the van and the trip to the launch site. We are both very excited about this morning’s activity, I’ve only flown once before many years ago in the Napa Valley and this is Kelly’s first flight.
Soussusvlei - Day 2
After a bit of a fitful sleep, waking up at odd hours to check the time on the iphone to make sure I don’t miss the wakeup call, hmm how dumb is that! Kelly and I are up and out looking at the stars at 5:15am when the phone rings. We quickly get dressed, grab all our gear, head for reception and a morning cup of coffee before we set out for our visit to the Dunes at Soussusvlei.
Early morning crowd at the Namib-Naukluft National Park gates
Soussusvlei - Day 1
This is a bit of a lost day as my cold/infection has really laid me out. So we are going to call a rest day with no activities planned, just sit and read and enjoy the peace and beauty of the desert. I’ll try to get a bit of sleep and see if I can shake it a bit.
Colors of Sunset
