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Friday, March 22, 2013

Jacob's Ladder, built in 1829 as an inclined plane and used to haul manure up and goods down. It's 600 feet tall and has 699 steps. Great way for us cruisers to get back in shape. Brian's best time was 8 min 43 sec's
St Helena Anchorage. The coastline is very ruggged and stark.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

We were surprised to see so much wildlife in the desert. All the grass was so dry and hardly any sources of water. There was lots of wild ostriches, springbok, gemsbok and zebra.
Abit of desert vegetation
Campsite at Sesriem
What a treat to see these guys out in the desert at Sossusvlei
Another dune shot, end of the road Sossusvlei
The famous Dune 45
Our little rental car in the Namibian Desert