and here we come sources flight after a spectacular time in the num tip biosphere we were
packed and ready to tackle an epic 250 kilometer day of driving our destination for the day would
be sossus oasis in the town of Sesriem this would be our base camp for exploring sossus vlei
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Saying goodbye to Namtib was difficult we just wished we could have stayed longer but
we had quite the drive ahead of us and we had to get going because our next adventure awaited us
it looks like in the next 15 or so km's there should be a nice little pull-off we can get
some chow have a break from driving and soaking the scenery a bit our daily lunch stops were now
part of the experience giving us a bit of time to also be present in a place for a while instead of
just blasting through so we tried to find nice little spots to have a pit stop along the way so
the background tyre is now 1.9 bar off the lunge that's 0.4 bar underneath the back leg but they
were both the same so definitely the secondary stationary the tyre starts losing pressure
hopefully the problem with the tyres would resolve itself soon because we were still
over 500 kilometers away from a big town these gravel roads are not as nice as the
southern namibian gravel roads who wants to spend the whole day in a great area
sure the landscapes were harsh and the roads weren't as smooth as before
but my word the scenery just went to another level and despite the rougher conditions
the vehicles were eating up the kilometers
well then i guess welcome to this room and this looks like top my word this is gonna feel weird
oh so smooth and here's our camp to the side here celsius oasis
so we've arrived at sossus oasis it doesn't seem like much when you look at it but each
of these campsites actually has their own little shower their own little toilet their own little
basin and everything there's a swimming pool it's actually quite cool um out of all the
places we've been we haven't had anything like this so it's actually going to be quite a nice
little change so we're going to get out our camping chairs we're going to get our tables
out so we're gonna set out under here and probably go have a swim there's a little
store there where you can get fuel you can get uh firewood ice creams all sorts of stuff so
i think we'll just chill out tomorrow morning nice and early we're going to head into Sossus Vlei so
i think we are due for a bit of a rest we've had a wild push the past few days so
i think it'll be nice to just take it easy for a bit anyways let's get unpacking
this would be another spot where we would be setting up for two nights this meant we could
take the afternoon to catch up on some much needed housekeeping and the less time we spend driving
means we need to charge more via solar to keep the Jackery's topped up we would also finally get
to do some laundry which was amazing and to me the difference between over landing and camping
is that when you're over landing you get to use a toe strap as a washing line
that's what we've done so far doesn't even look like that much
okay yeah
because we were staying multiple days the dads decided to set up their tents at the camp instead
although i must say that we have been able to comfortably sleep two big adult men in the rooftop
tents without any hassles it's just still nice to have your own space for a couple nights too
when it comes to our camp cooking we've been trying to eat normally so still finding and
making vegetables every night was important that's because eating properly on a trip like this is
essential we have long busy days and five hungry men to feed so we made sure to eat like kings
well that's a fun start to the morning ty is sitting at 0.4 bar
luckily we're getting onto thick sand today so having a bit of a lower tire pressure's not too
bad but what we're going to do is we're going to pump it up and we're just going to have to
monitor it for now if it really becomes an issue later we'll stop and we'll change the tyre but we
still can't figure out what it is we'll just have to see but anyways it's a really early morning to
try and get to the sources filet this morning to try and catch as much of the sunrise as possible
i hear it's incredibly beautiful so everyone's pretty much packed
up we've got coffee in the flasks and we're ready to go so let's get going
okay so display here we come our drive into Sossusvlei would be 30 kilometers 30 kilometers of
the most epic scenery i have ever seen from when we had left house a couple days ago we had driven
340 kilometers along the Namib desert to get to Sesriem and we were only halfway across the Namib
the scale is incredible and what we see of the red rolling dunes here is just a pinch of salt
in the sea of sand and soon the tar would end and we would be driving through that sea of sand
the first of our stops for the morning would be the infamous dead flay
it said that 700 years ago a massive dust storm shifted the dunes and cut it off
from its natural water source leaving it to die but it's so hot and so dry
that the trees that once grew here cannot rot so they stand here for us today so this is
the dead flay this is one of namibia's bucketlist destinations it's just an absolute photographer's
paradise but it is also just insanely desolate and insanely beautiful just take a look around
i think we're going to spend a good amount of time here soaking in the scenery before we make our way
over to Sossusvlei i can't wait to get cracking on our day it's a beautiful early morning still
we've got to have some coffee gotta have a bit of breakfast and go and check out social sleigh
let's enjoy now though
i've dreamed of coming here for years and finally
here we are but i realized that the energy of this place spoke to everyone in different ways
each person finding their own way around the Deadvlei I know you want to do this Andy
but honestly to be able to be here with my dad and my uncle was a really special experience
and we got to chat about all sorts of things that you just don't get to do in normal life
quality time like this is worth gold
and the Deadvlei is something that will live with me for the rest of my life that's a bit of a trick
as you go around the corner there's a bit of a valley there yeah and right up the valley there
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okay so we figured out what the leak was
and uh it's actually the tire pressure monitor must have been hit by a stone or something
when we were driving and it kind of came apart a little bit and then i quickly put it back together
and i didn't realize that maybe i didn't put it back together properly so
hopefully that means our tire situation is no longer a tire situation so we've managed to
figure that out so now air down a bit more for the thick sand and let's go check out sources
so
we're just going to settle down have a little bit of lunch or
brunch breakfast whatever it is and then we're going to go and have a walk over and go and see
Sossusvlei it might be nice to see it in the middle of the day but apparently it's still
got water in it so it'll be interesting to see that but yeah otherwise i think we've walked up
a good branch is in order let's get going
we had bought a bunch of different foods with us from home and had basically just been eating
vegetables and briefly so we decided to cook up a massive continental feast
we had cheeses and olives and pickles and avocados eggs and toast it was
epic and you can't believe that we carried all of this stuff with us
for a week you've gotta love over landing vehicles they're really made for this stuff
this is a special place to have breakfast now
a special place indeed but we didn't come here to eat we had to go and check out the
Sossusvlei which painted a very different picture to the Deadvlei a few months ago
massive rainfall ran into the sources flay filling it up people were coming here to swim in the water
so apparently the water was all the way up to the parking lot that's that's a lot of water over this
it has a certain beauty about it but Deadvlei just spoke to me in
a different way it's time to move on to yet another epic adventure
Roelfie was in his element out here he was beaming like a naughty boy getting to play in the sand but
he was also getting to see what his vehicle he had invested so much time and money into
was capable of and sometimes you've just gotta have a little bit of fun
fun was indeed had and while we inflated our tires again we recounted the epic moments from
the morning we were pretty bushed and we'd head back to camp for a bit of rest before
getting out later that afternoon to visit one last spot so we're just arriving now at Sesriem
canyon and it is uh one of the worst roads the worst three kilometers i've ever driven it is
horrible both of the vehicles is really just shaking us around it's horribly unstable but
we've been watching rental cars drive up and down this road at ferocious speeds all day so
it's a little bit of what probably what this vehicle has already been through for many years
but uh yeah at least we're here we're going to see what system canyon is all about
we're at the viewpoint now let's go have a look
this is so cool so this spot is known as the Sesriem canyon
and i didn't think it was actually gonna be that cool but it is mighty impressive
it's really opening up now what do you think Adrian i think it's pretty epic
it's pretty damn epic no it is
yet again unique in terms of a walking experience this is a lot better than the dunes yeah it is
but man this is cool check the layers of how it's performed
i'd say if you ever come don't don't miss this don't i was close i was close to skipping it i
was tired you weren't close to skipping it because i was with and i was not going to let you scare me
that's good
so we had a really nice time exploring the Sesriem canyon and today has actually been a
fantastic day or shall i say another fantastic day in namibia now we just thought we'd settle down
sun's going down there we're watching the sunset of the mountains and stuff around you as well
and just soaking in the scenery i think we've really gotten into a nice rhythm with our trip now
and this is our halfway point now and it's a little bit sad in a way but tomorrow we're going
to be making our way through to solitaire and then from solitaire we're going to be heading through
to swakopmund that's where we'll be spending two days just kind of taking a bit of a break
from the wild wilder side of camping being a little bit of civilization see a little bit
of namibian culture and then we'll be making our way through to spitzkoppe and eventually winter so
the bride's going to make some dinner have another good evening the rooftop tents have
been absolutely amazing on this trip the quality of sleep is incredible so far so
yeah we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning on the way into solitaire
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