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DAY
6 - SESRIEM CANYON, SAND DUNES, SOSSUSVLEI
1 July 2004
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The Namib Desert was wonderful (Sesriem Canyon,
Sossusvlei, sand dunes, dune bugs and lizards...). We closed our day
in the German Brewery of Swakopmund, eating "Wiener Schitzel"
and drinking Hansa Pils.
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A large 'block house' for birds... |
The nest is really very large.. size of a cow. |
Sesriem is a fascinating
canyon in Namib-Naukluft Park, which is
Namibia's largest nature reserve. It includes a 100 to150 km broad
belt of land that stretches along the coastline. |
The narrow gorge, which is
about 1 km long and 30-40 m deep, was formed by erosion. It is easy to
walk in the canyon in the dry season, as you see. |
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The Sossusvlei (means death valley), Namibia's famous highlight in the heart of the Namib Desert, is a huge clay pan, enclosed by giant sand dunes. |
Some of the spectacular
hills of sand are, at a height of 300 metres, the highest in the world. |
It takes a while to climb up
the dune, as the sand is very sinky. |
We have seen bug like this one, running very quickly on the sand. |
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Gabor also climbed the
dune... |
...and now he is on the top. |
While he was up, I was
taking photos of this sand-colored lizard. |
The footprints made by the
climbers, are quickly recovered by the wind. |
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| Cars parking there look very small from the top. | This lizard also 'climbed' the dune, aand he could make it easily. | Two birds are enjoying the shadow, as the sun is heating up the sand. |
This beetle drinks in an interesting way: Mornings he collects moisture by condensing the fog on his body, and while lowering his head, the water is dropping into his mouth. Toktokkie is his common name. |
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| Toktokkie is walking on the top of the dune, watching curiously into the camera | This tree has interesting 'beans'. | Sossusvlei is hot and dry, no wonder why it is called the 'death valley'. |
There are many spectacular dunes in Namib Naukluft Desert. |
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| We were driving towards north in a plain black desert, through many hours. | The desert was so dusty that the sun could hardly shine through. | This is the Rest Camp in town Swakopmund, where we spent the night. (The photo was taken in the morning.) |
Swakopmund is a 'little Germany', also having a Hansa Brewery, where we had nice dinner and beer. |
