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Day 2 in Namibia has been equally fabulous! Today we went to experience the sand dunes by 4x4! This was a private tour with one other couple. The day started cooler and cloudier than yesterday.
Our first stop was the flamingos in the lagoon which we'd walked to yesterday. From here we took the same route we walked but, continuing on into the national park.
Once we reached the sand dunes the driver stopped and deflated the tires a bit before our adventure began. There's a video included (with more to come if I can ever get them to upload) and lots more pictures in the album but the experience was impossible to capture. We just couldn't capture the breadth and the depth of the dunes, their height and the subtle shading that changes with the light.
Our tour started with an extensive drive along the water where the dunes run into the sea. On this part of the tour we managed to see a Black Backed Jackal having a snack and what remains of the roof of a house that had been reclaimed by nature with the shifting sands.
From the beach we headed up and over the dunes for a thrilling ride up and down, stopping at various points for pictures and to enjoy the incredible views.
It's a bit cool today so our driver found a lovely sheltered spot amongst the dunes to stop for our champagne toast and gourmet picnic lunch. After lunch our driver took us to the "ladies outhouse" for a much needed pit stop.
As if the tour couldn't get any better on our way back through the dunes our guide manage to show us an Ostrich, and we got close enough to photograph an Oryx and a Palmetto Gecko.
Finally we visited some salt flats on our return trip. The flats are flooded with sea water and then the salt is harvested and processed after the water evaporates and the salt crystalizes. The salt looks quite a bit like snow from a distance.
Our first stop was the flamingos in the lagoon which we'd walked to yesterday. From here we took the same route we walked but, continuing on into the national park.
Once we reached the sand dunes the driver stopped and deflated the tires a bit before our adventure began. There's a video included (with more to come if I can ever get them to upload) and lots more pictures in the album but the experience was impossible to capture. We just couldn't capture the breadth and the depth of the dunes, their height and the subtle shading that changes with the light.
Our tour started with an extensive drive along the water where the dunes run into the sea. On this part of the tour we managed to see a Black Backed Jackal having a snack and what remains of the roof of a house that had been reclaimed by nature with the shifting sands.
From the beach we headed up and over the dunes for a thrilling ride up and down, stopping at various points for pictures and to enjoy the incredible views.
It's a bit cool today so our driver found a lovely sheltered spot amongst the dunes to stop for our champagne toast and gourmet picnic lunch. After lunch our driver took us to the "ladies outhouse" for a much needed pit stop.
As if the tour couldn't get any better on our way back through the dunes our guide manage to show us an Ostrich, and we got close enough to photograph an Oryx and a Palmetto Gecko.
Finally we visited some salt flats on our return trip. The flats are flooded with sea water and then the salt is harvested and processed after the water evaporates and the salt crystalizes. The salt looks quite a bit like snow from a distance.
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