Yearly Archives: 2016

Day 7 – Fish River Canyon

20 Sep

Crossed into Namibia with ease in just 45 minutes. Compared to most borders I’ve crossed, exiting SA and entering Namibia were both well organised and friendly.


It’s amazing the contrast in emotion on different sides of a border. No matter how many times I do it. The approach makes me nervous. Pulling away on the other side is a joyful blast of freedom. Exhilaration takes over, which is great when you’re faced with an empty moonscape like this.


It took me 14 minutes to reach the point where the road disappeared over the horizon. I it’s vast like Mongolia, only brown and sharp instead of green and soft.

Day 7 – Into Namibia

20 Sep


(Big backlog of great photos and experiences to post but it’s proving very difficult to upload a photo over phone or wifi in Namibia, and it won’t get any easier in ever more remote areas and then Zimbabwe…)

Great sleep in very comfy tent restores wild camping confidence and the early morning drive through terrain like this is thrilling and satisfying for me, even if it is only beginner level dirt road, not hard core off road.

Damn cold in the night so the pyjamas handed out by Qatar Airways came in handy.

Next challenge is the border into Namibia.