Author: hmelton

This morning, before dawn we drove out to see the big dunes at the Namib-Naukluft National Park and traveled an hour or so before we reached them. I was the only non-photographer of the four guests in our group.Most of the route down the river valley was flanked by large red dunes — not that… Continue reading Red Sand in My Shoe

An early morning flight brought us from Capetown to Sossusvli Dune Camp in Namibia.Boeing 737-200/Air Namibia/Capetown to Windhoek — very cramped, and the guy in front of me reclined practically into my lap.Cessina 210/Scenic Air/Windhoek to Sossusvli — just Mary Ann, the pilot, and me. The camp was so welcoming and friendly that I didn’t… Continue reading What’s For Supper?

We had a day trip all over the Cape peninsula. Mick the tour guide did a good job. Although he was from England originally, he’d been here for a long time and knew the area extensively. With his accent and his hat and his sense of humor, I kept getting echoes of Crocodile Dunee. And… Continue reading Don’t Feed the Babboons