For our day in Namibia, I left the bike behind at the Lodge and went with Paula explore two of the wonders of Namibia, Sossusvlei and Deadvlei.
We had to travel on dirt roads to get to the gates at Sesriem and as we knew, motorcycles were not allowed.
We had to travel over 60kms to get to the Deadvlei and the scenery was other worldly. The dunes so large overlooking the road where one travels is difficult to explain. It is a Sea of Sand all around.
In the park we saw different animals and the pictures of them on the foreground and dunes on the background came out great.
We stopped close to a couple of dunes and walked quite close and actually saw people attempting to go up to the top.
Spoke to one afterwards and he mentioned that once you are walking on the dune one loses the perspective of how large it is and he kept thinking he was close to the top but never got there. He made it 3/4 up the dune.
The last 5kms by car to get to the Deadvlei have to be done in a 4x4 as it is a sea of sand. Would have been great to have had the GSA and tried it.
The Land Rover driver was excellent and we seemed to float over the sand.
He dropped us and told us we still had to walk another km to get to the Deadvlei. It surely felt longer but the sight that waited us was worth every pace and more.
In the middle of these orange/reddish dunes is what looks like a lake but it is made of white rock and there are dry trees that come out of the rock in a most peculiar way.
The whole place feels very spiritual as if you are looking back in time at when earth was started or may be go forward and see how it will end. You cannot but feel deeply impacted by what is all around you. I have been to many places in this world. This is in the top 5. When you walk away, I did it stepping backwards and keeping my eyes still on it for a while as I stepped away.
I had been told it was special place but only once I was there did I understand. It connected with something very deep in me.
After leaving Deadvlei sat down on a bench under a tree and let all the emotions sink in.
We travelled back on a Land Rover to take the car and then went to see Sesriem Canyon.
It did not compare to the size of Fish River Canyon but it has the particularity that you can see it from the top and also walk in it.
We then made our way back to the lodge still by daylight as I had to clean the air filter of the bike which was filthy. It is now nice and clean and ready for travel.
Another unforgettable day with the major highlight being the Deadvlei where one truly connects to earth and its million of years.
Make Life a Ride !
Facebook post with some photos of the DAY
Click HERE for all the photos of the DAY !
We had to travel on dirt roads to get to the gates at Sesriem and as we knew, motorcycles were not allowed.
We had to travel over 60kms to get to the Deadvlei and the scenery was other worldly. The dunes so large overlooking the road where one travels is difficult to explain. It is a Sea of Sand all around.
In the park we saw different animals and the pictures of them on the foreground and dunes on the background came out great.
We stopped close to a couple of dunes and walked quite close and actually saw people attempting to go up to the top.
Spoke to one afterwards and he mentioned that once you are walking on the dune one loses the perspective of how large it is and he kept thinking he was close to the top but never got there. He made it 3/4 up the dune.
The last 5kms by car to get to the Deadvlei have to be done in a 4x4 as it is a sea of sand. Would have been great to have had the GSA and tried it.
The Land Rover driver was excellent and we seemed to float over the sand.
He dropped us and told us we still had to walk another km to get to the Deadvlei. It surely felt longer but the sight that waited us was worth every pace and more.
In the middle of these orange/reddish dunes is what looks like a lake but it is made of white rock and there are dry trees that come out of the rock in a most peculiar way.
The whole place feels very spiritual as if you are looking back in time at when earth was started or may be go forward and see how it will end. You cannot but feel deeply impacted by what is all around you. I have been to many places in this world. This is in the top 5. When you walk away, I did it stepping backwards and keeping my eyes still on it for a while as I stepped away.
I had been told it was special place but only once I was there did I understand. It connected with something very deep in me.
After leaving Deadvlei sat down on a bench under a tree and let all the emotions sink in.
We travelled back on a Land Rover to take the car and then went to see Sesriem Canyon.
It did not compare to the size of Fish River Canyon but it has the particularity that you can see it from the top and also walk in it.
We then made our way back to the lodge still by daylight as I had to clean the air filter of the bike which was filthy. It is now nice and clean and ready for travel.
Another unforgettable day with the major highlight being the Deadvlei where one truly connects to earth and its million of years.
Make Life a Ride !
Facebook post with some photos of the DAY
Click HERE for all the photos of the DAY !
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