Location: Namibia

Summary:

Today I experienced another incredible day of my Namibian desert journey. Starting from Sesriem at the Quiver Desert Lodge, I had to share what I missed from two days ago - our stop at Solitaire, a tiny desert outpost famous for its apple pie. Getting there meant driving through nothing but desert and corrugated roads, where we even spotted Dan, a fellow traveler struggling on his motorbike through the sandy terrain. This morning I fueled up on meat pies from a Shell station before heading to Aus, which always reminds me of the German phrase 'immer geradeaus' meaning 'go straight ahead.' The journey was amazing as we spotted wild animals including jackals and ostriches roaming free in their natural habitat. We chose the longer route to reach Aus, which serves as our base for tomorrow's coastal visit to Lüder ...