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so we've had a nice lazy morning here at the campsite today
we've been doing a lot of like early morning get up and go so we decided just today because we got
quite a short drive to our next destination just to take it slow have a bit of a nice breakfast
catch up on some repacking and some dishwashing after a long day yesterday
but yeah our next spot we're heading to now is going to be a place called num tip desert lodge
and from that point we will be moving up into the source display so we've got a really fun next
few days ahead of us seeing some really classic namibian landscapes so i'm very much so looking
forward to it let's just get these last bit of dishes done and we can pack up and get going
after an eventful visit to Luderitz yesterday we would have to head into the town of aus before
we could begin our beautiful journey along the eastern edge of the Namib desert to our campsite
at a very special little spot in the Namtib biosphere we had an awesome drive ahead of us
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considering we were in a sandstorm yesterday roofie decided would be a good idea to check
out air filters and just as while we did his in particular had gobbled up
quite a bit of sand and needed a good clean
we never ended up plugging the punctured tyre so we pulled into house to get it all sorted out
basically what we've done is we took the tyre that was punctured yesterday we've mushroom plugged it
and we've put it up on the roof rack we've taken the second spare and we've put that on that room
so that at least we know that that is a 100 good tire and then we had a bit of a
yeah we had a bit of feeling that we were leaking again on another tyre but we checked
it and there's nothing so it may have just been a temperature pressure difference sea level to
you know to up a thousand five hundred meters and maybe the temperature change in the day and the
tyre pressure changed so um we've just reinflated that tire we've put it back on again and
that should be fine but now uh we're just gonna wrap up here we're going to make our way through
to Namtib i'm excited it's already been quite a busy day with all of these activities but
let's get going we build our vehicles to come out here and have these experiences
and both of our vehicles were really in the element out here on the dirt roads our drive
to Namtib would be epic and we really started to get much closer to the normal desert now
it's a freaking beautiful man i mean look at this the rock is literally coming straight
up out of the ground it's insane being my first time in namibia i didn't know what to expect of
the driving i've driven all over south africa and botswana but it's just not the same as
namibia the long stretches of gravel sandwich between jaw-dropping scenery on either side of
the road is just incredible to experience well i'm here that uh sand is very thick just don't
come in too hot so it pulls me a little bit tackle that's fine thanks just take a year
what is this
look at that look at that
this has been a drive today an absolute peach of a draft that's it's
it's indescribable they say the free state this big scar
not until you come here no this is absolutely epic and we're right here now at our campsite at num
tip and this is the perfect setting for another beautiful day in namibia i just can't believe the
stock controls it's crazy from this side of the road and that's how that's crazy i mean that is
red rolling dunes as far as your eyes can see and that is mountains like unlike any other no it's
incredible i mean what is that it's absolutely incredible you have to actually come and see
this and experience it for yourself you can't you can't really i think i don't even think the
filming does it justice no but we got another 12 k's now down the road here into the mountain range
um to our campsite so interestingly enough it says we're going to climb 550 meters no really
do you think we're gonna have a better view i think so awesome let's go let's go let's go
so
to the right this little 12 kilometer drive into namtib is a journey all on its own every kilometer
was just revealing more and more of the incredible landscape surrounding us as we climbed the 500
meters and got closer to the mountains now we were beginning to realize just how epic this place is
i think the photos here is going to be beautiful
how awesome is this little spot so this is num tip
this is there actually the the chalets and the large side we've just signed in now we're
actually going to be heading through to the campsite so i can't wait to see
from the pictures i've seen online and everything it looks to be a namibian paradise so let's go
this is a campsite look at the view
when i planned this trip these were the type of places i was hoping to see campsites like no other
landscapes you can only find in namibia and what a blessing to be able to share this place
with family and friends this will be one of those camping experiences
that will be remembered for many years to come and we couldn't be more prepared for it
so a little something we've been doing just to stay in touch with everybody back at home
so one of the features of the garmin inreach mini is you actually have some of these preset messages
so what i actually did before we left i actually set one up which basically basically says we've
arrived at camp everyone's safe and and that will send also at the location where we are
onto the map share which we're doing with this so basically everybody at home they've got a link
they can go follow that link they can view on a map where we've been traveling and wherever we've
sent a message to kind of check in and also that preset message will actually send us like an sms
to all the people that i've selected on here and that's part of the inreach plan that i'm
on that's i can send as many of those as i want um so it's a pretty nice way just to kind of keep in
touch with everybody back home just so they're not worrying about us they know that we're safe
and this is a really nice little feature of the inreach that i thought i'd let you
guys know about because we've been using that every single day but now
it's time to go sit down with roof and we're going to discuss what we are going to be doing
over the next couple days we need to plan our route for tomorrow what time are we waking up
how many k's do we have to drive what type of terrain are we going through so it's really
good to take a little bit of time go through your routes and your maps and stuff just so
that you're on top of your adventures where you're going and all that stuff let's go chat to roofie
basically the navigation devices we've been using is i'm on the garmin overlander here which is
my main gps and then i'm also running a garmin tread just to be experimenting with a little bit
uh Roelfie's running on the garmin tread as his main device every day we actually certainly
go through our maps and we have a look at what's happening tomorrow where are we traveling how long
is it going to take and that's going to indicate what time we're going to need to leave our camp
in the morning you know what time are we arriving at camp the next day how much time do we have to
stop and play around in certain places whether that's for filming or sightseeing or whatever
so it's been a very critical part of our trip so far actually and it's been really nice because we
we're learning namibia as we're going i don't know about you but like i have a much better grasp of
namibia now because we're really paying attention to where we're going uh where our campsites are
and we're planning enough time that it's not a pressure and we're not under pressure no
we're arriving at camp three four o'clock in the afternoon we we're taking a relaxed time to set
up our camps uh we're not pushing these 400 500 600k days every single day today was what
k's you know with a bit of mucking about yeah and and that's the thing is like we're here
to enjoy ourselves so having something that you can kind of actually stay on top of your
distances stay on top of your trip planning and stuff has been a huge help and if you know
trouble arises and you need to quickly find a campsite both of the devices have got campsites
baked into them so you can go with zero signal and find a campsite nearby check in there you can
even use one yeah if there is if there is but even say for example wild camping sites we've got eye
overlander and stuff on here which if you really need to in a pickle find a wild camping site for
the night just to park somewhere sleep wake up early in the morning and get back on the road
you can and i must say it's been really really really nice traveling with these because you
know if there's just a time when a cell phone just doesn't cut it no and i think especially
especially on these routes no especially these routes and we've been struggling to get the sim
cards to work properly we've been struggling with a bunch of things so these have just
worked we've done 2047 kilometers according to mine from my house i started at my gates
man it doesn't feel like it it feels like we've done 6 000. we've been on such an adventure
namibia has been such a like a diverse landscape you think it's desert right then you start to
realize how many different types of desert there are and how there was a stretch where we literally
drove three kilometers and the environment changed three completely different times
it's it's amazing it's really amazing i'm really grateful for this trip
and this beautiful beautiful location i think all that's left now is uh
cheap namibian some cheap namibian chops the lamb chops here are so cheap the beers
are cold let's settle and enjoy the rest of the evening and we'll catch up with you guys later
uh
organization and systems are important when it comes to camping working with limited space and
access can cause frustration and make camping feel like work that's why people invest in canopies and
draw systems and high quality equipment and my dad and i had it all so finessed by now we
knew exactly how much we could pack in the rooftop tent and how to lay it out so it closes perfectly
we made sure that nothing on this side of the canopy would need to be accessed once
our cube was set up and that the roof top 10 ladder was in position
however once we're all packed up our bags would go from the front seats
and back into the spots in the canopy for the drive
our whole setup was working perfectly
every little piece of room being utilized efficiently and easy to access
we packed up yard camp we've had a beautiful beautiful afternoon and evening here at nam tip
if you ever get the opportunity to come out here do yourself a favor come here pitch up your camp
the camp is called the little hunter's rest and it is absolutely magnificent it is a true
namibian vista it is fantastic so yeah so from basically today we make our way to sossusvlei
and that's going to be really cool there's a campsite we're going to be going to there called
sossus oasis and tomorrow we're going to be all up in so in so suspect early in the morning so
we've got a long day of driving ahead of us we better get going we'll catch you out on the road
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