Namib-Naukluft: Keetmanshoop to Swakopmund

Left Keetmanshoop, via Aus then up to the D707 ( garden route of Namibia). Amazing scenery, grasslands as far as the eye can see and random outcropsof red sand dunes or blue, brown, red or black mountains.

Beginnings of the Tirasberg. You can see the fields of “Marienfluss”, the grasslands - like wheatfields waiting to be harvested


















Our campsite At Koiimasis Ranch. (Thanks Duncan & Rose for recommendation) We had started to climb a mountain where black eagles are nesting on the cliff but could only make it about a third of the way. Each campsite is quite private. Two campsites share a bathroom which has been built onto the rock face, quite luxurious, beautifully tiled with the rocks as one of the walls. Water heating and lighting are solar powered. The bird life here is incredible. Also had some wild horses around, klipspringers, dassies and mice and even a rat wanting some morsels to eat.

View from up the mountain of the ranch, Koiimasis, across the valley

Further up the D707. Mornings were a little chilly

Didn’t like some of the campsites’ price/quality near Naukluft – so we chose out own – a small river bed next to the road, and had h best camping experience of the trip so far – absolute solitude and silence, you could almost hear the stars, with occasional owl & jackal calls.

Thru the Namib.

Currently camping at Long Beach Resort “Langstrand” between Walvis & Swakop, where we stayed in ’97 with LindyJen&Dane – still great sunsets. Had a lousy day yesterday -my cellpohone was stolen I Swakop while shopping,had to buy another for comms - but it was a great insight of how material things can so easily be replaced - yet important things like love, people, and knowing Jesus as a friend are irreplaceable and cannot be bought.

Breakfast today on the beach on a ‘looking for surf ’ safari. A very good day today !


In a few days, we'll be moving north to Spitzkoppe, into Damaraland & southern part of Koakoland - probably no comms for awhile...

Love to y'all