Sossusvlei

We managed to see the dunes at Sossusvlei at sunset and sunrise – both were beautiful. At sunset, Ben and I were the only people walking up Dune 45 at sunset and we were able to appreciate the amazing nature of the sand – the patterns made by the wind, the depth of our footprints and the fact that it fell like water as Ben through handfuls down the smooth side. At 5am we climbed right to the top of Dune 45 (surprisingly hard work) and watched the sun rise, marvelling at the changing colours on the dunes and in the sky. We then did the 5km walk to Dead Vlei (or Sossusvlei, we not really sure), thankfully it was still cool and the walk was interesting because when we got to the end of the path, we weren’t really sure what we were meant to be seeing. It was good, more dunes, but a bit of an anticlimax.