Despite a very tight schedule, that required us travelling to Walvis Baai via Windhoek in less than two days - with a day in Walvis Bay and returning to Cape Town in two days - I managed to take some photos, mainly from the moving vehicle. So you are likely to see the odd bug smear on the windscreen.
Namibia at this time of the year is fantastic. The daily temperatures are really pleasant. We even had a thunder storm and rain while in Walvis Bay.
The good rains had made the desert look like wheat fields. It’s definitely a country that needs a lot more time
spent exploring it.
Even Walvis Bay, which during a previous visit seemed
pretty boring, turned out to have some really exciting highlights. The boat trip out from the waterfront onto the lagoon yielded a lifer for me, a Sunfish or Mola Mola, a rather strange looking fish. Take a large fish head, add a flattened body and a non descript tail ... Actually my description does not do it justice follow this link Sunfish National Geographic and read all about it. Its diet is plankton and jellyfish which were in abundance in the bay.
Heavyside dolphins, seals, jackal, pelicans and plenty of sea birds added to the days highlights.
Our route back was via Solitaire, Helmeringhausen and overnighting in Keetmanshoop and then on to Cape Town.
Solitaire, Apple Pie, Coffee
Solitaire with its quirky entrance and Moose McGregors famous apple pie was a welcome stop after the bumpy road from Walvis.
The first 200 kilometers were rough with corrugations but the scenery fantastic with a fog initially hanging over the landscape.
The Kuiseb river was flowing and there were signs that the river level had been much higher.
We passed a couple on motorbikes just after the Kuiseb Pass and they soon caught up to us. Of interest, they were riding Royal Enfield motorbikes originally a British design now made in India. Both bikes had been converted to diesel prior to their departure from Germany.
The entrance to Solitaire is littered with old wrecks which adds to the atmosphere.
Sossusvlei is close by but time would not allow us to stop and enjoy.
Cape Town was reached all too soon. Future visits demand more time for exploring and chilling in beautiful Namibia.
Solitaire, Apple Pie, Coffee
The first 200 kilometers were rough with corrugations but the scenery fantastic with a fog initially hanging over the landscape.
The Kuiseb river was flowing and there were signs that the river level had been much higher.
We passed a couple on motorbikes just after the Kuiseb Pass and they soon caught up to us. Of interest, they were riding Royal Enfield motorbikes originally a British design now made in India. Both bikes had been converted to diesel prior to their departure from Germany.The entrance to Solitaire is littered with old wrecks which adds to the atmosphere.
Sossusvlei is close by but time would not allow us to stop and enjoy.Cape Town was reached all too soon. Future visits demand more time for exploring and chilling in beautiful Namibia.
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