I spent 3 days in the desert at Sossusvlei, Namibia - the colours there are magnificent, have to be seen to be believed. Dune 45, in the album, is 330m high, world's highest !
Mountains in the desert 1
Mountains in the desert 2
Mountains in the desert 3
tree in sandstorm 1
tree in sandstorm 2
Hot balloon in the desert
bird in the desert
Dune 45 with man 1
Dune 45 with man 2
Petrified sand dunes
Sand dunes, Sossusvlei
Oryx footprints in the dune
our camp
zebras drinking
another resort in the desert
desert colours
hyena biting the wire
Oryx
sand dune at dusk
our guide, George
Mountains in the desert 5
Dune and petrified dune
the desert, seen from our room
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