That morning we left the camp early to go around the Brandberg Massif. On the way we saw welwitschia plants. These plants have incredibly long roots to find water and two leaves that grow outwards from the woody centre. Sometimes welwitschia’s leaves split in the wind and it appears that they have many leaves. Welwitschias live only in the Namib desert, in parts of Namibia and Angola. They can grow to around 2,000 years old!
After the welwitschias, we drove through a place where there was no life at all except for us. It looked like the moon or Mars.
After the nothingness, we drove through a grassy area where Sam found us a zebra and a family of three adult ostriches and 15 babies!
We kept driving into a beautiful canyon with many succulents
In the Ugab river bed, we got out of the car to take a hike to the top of a mountain. On the way I saw a kudu
Can you spot the kudu?
Views of Damaraland from jeppie’s lookout.
Then, we drove by a beautiful fold.
After the Ugab river, we drove across the Namib Desert to a grassy area where a huge herd of ostriches crossed the road in front of us and springbok frolicked in the trees. we pulled over for that.
Someone spotted an oryx herd and elephant poop.
At the end of the day, we pulled up under a tree near a pile of elephant poop.
I took pictures of Jupiter and Venus
Jupiter
Venus
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Willie, your pictures and commentary are great! What an incredible trip you are on. My favorite picture is of the two adult ostriches and the fifteen babies!
Love, Grandad
Yes, I found the kudu! Such an incredible landscape that it indeed looks like being on another world. The plants and rocks are fascinating and I am so excited to get the chance to see where you and Sam and your Mom and Dad are traveling.
What a wonderful trip you are taking me on….such great pictures and comments
Love, Mary Etta