Author: hmelton

We’ve been at Wolwedans in Namibia for two days now, and not only is there no handy internet in our tent, there’s no electricity, so use of the laptops has been sparing. It’s a nice camp. We’re staying in a tent, on the sand dunes, but it’s a very nice tent, built sturdily on a… Continue reading Ostriches Outside the Tent

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?