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  Canyon Lodge, near the Fish River is a comfortable collection of stone cottages nestled in a corral under a dramatic sandstone escarpment. Weathered granite intrusions dot the plain and it is hard to imagine that a huge canyon is only a few miles to the West (above). |
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  Wolwedans dune camp is our first taste of simple bell tents with fabulous views of the plain, mountains and stars. Each tent has its own platform with separate bathroom/shower. We sleep in cosy beds (it's cold at night) warmed by hot water bottles (you softie Ross) and keep the flaps open so that we canwatch the sun rise. |
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  Eating at Wolwedans is at a communal table. The food is good and the wine flows - much to the distress of a Dutch group at the other end of the table.The boys stay in the more luxurious Dune Lodge (right) where they become the favourites of the staff during our short stay. |
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  Our Skeleton Coast Safari camps are basic but comfortable. At Kuidos (left) we land the planes and transfer to Land Rovers with seats on the roof are waiting to take us the short distance to camp. Each tent has a wooden shelter and a bucket shower. The shower is a revelation - convenient, hot and refreshing. Again sleeping with the flaps open is the order of the night. |
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  At Kuidos we watch the stars (above left) as Bertus shows us the bands on Jupiter, the trapezoid nebula in Orion and other gems of the clear sky.
Puros (above) is less craggy, based by a dry river bed while the Kunene camp is spectacular, perched above the only real river that we have seen in two weeks. Click the crock for more... |
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